‘I Was a F**king Mental Case’: Paige Spiranac Makes Honest Confession About Her Derailed Golf Career

Before becoming the social media star she is now, Paige Spiranac was a professional golfer. She plays the sport these days for leisure and even posts golf-related content on different social media platforms. Although one can see that she is a skilled golfer, she hardly plays competitive golf now, and she has a reason for it! 

“I really have had a complicated relationship with golf,” Spiranac said. “And more importantly, competing.” She revealed why she couldn’t shine as a professional golfer even though she has all the skills to be one in the latest episode of her podcast, ‘Playing a Round With Paige Renee.’ 

The now 29-year-old wanted to be a gymnast when she was young until an injury led her to change her sport. And according to her, she struggled as a gymnast too because of the competitive aspect of it. “I just can never allow myself to compete,” she added. “And let go of the stress and pressure that comes with competition.” 

The stress of competing led her to have a troubled relationship with golf!

“I was a f**king mental case,” Spiranac revealed through her podcast. The 29-year-old explained that she had done everything in her power, from consulting different psychologists to reading many books, to get herself out of the stress of competition. “And nothing ever worked,” she admitted sadly. 

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According to Spiranac, she would shoot a decent 67 in the practice round but will end up shooting an 83 in the competition. “So that’s really where my love-hate relationship with golf happened,” she revealed. 

Notably, Paige Renee Spiranac quit being a professional golfer in 2016 after she attended a Ladies European Tour event in Dubai. And she had once revealed through one of her YouTube Q&A videos that she retired because of her mental issues.

However, it was the first time she disclosed how the competitive aspect of the sport gave her stress. She explained it after attending a golf competition, the American Century Championship. 

Paige Spiranac at the 2022 American Century Championship

According to Spiranac, the 2022 ACC was the first time she had competed in a golf competition since 2017. And she couldn’t play well in the competition.

In the three rounds, Spiranac made a total of 18 bogies and five double-bogies. Notably, she also made five birdies in the competition and finished with a T24 position in an 87-player field. 

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Spiranac left golf because of experiencing unwanted stress during competitions. Have you ever been through a similar situation?