As far as social media fandom is concerned, the golf community contributes quite a lot in that aspect. And that credit goes to a few golfers who influence those social media sites. One name that is unquestionably popular is Paige Spiranac, who has already gained motivational status online and is a trendsetter for the upcoming LPGA generation. However, there is one other name, Hailey Ostrom, who can presently be considered Paige’s biggest rival.
Ostrom never fails to share good content on her social media handles, and that may be the biggest reason for her increasing social media following. As this social bud’s increasing online status has been quite apparent, she has shared a heartwarming post to acknowledge the people who have been her pillars of success.
Hailey Ostrom’s unfeigned obligation to her followers
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This 27-year professional golfer has a handsome following on all her social media handles. And she uses these mediums with the initiative of showing a pathway to those budding athletes. She even shares her journey with the hashtag #TeamHailey, which is intended to guide those who want to pursue their dream in this specific sport.
And talking about her YouTube channel, it is stuffed with videos showcasing effective putting skills one can incorporate to get their game better. She even shared her three chipping secrets, which received plenty of views and comments. And with this hard work, Hailey was finally awarded a fruitful return; she recently touched 100k followers on YouTube.
And in order to express her joy, Hailey took to Instagram and posted a story acknowledging the people who have always supported her in her journey. “You guys, this one means a lot! Youtube is the hardest platform for me and I truly never thought I’d have look of you following along. Thank you!”. Thus, explaining that she could finally nail the hardest platform, Youtube, with the admiration and consistency of her followers.
What ignited Paige Spiranac and Hailey Ostrom’s rivalry?
Ostrom is presently lauded as Spiranac’s front-row rival, as both come from the same industry. Nevertheless, the heated rivalry between them dates back to one incident from last year. It all began with a post by golf enthusiast Amanda Rose, who took to Twitter to showcase how grand Tiger Woods is as a human being and that he makes a better father than a golfer. Ostrom took offense to that and talked about Woods’ troubled marriage life and his scandal. Then she made a comparison between Woods and her father and said the latter was a better human being.
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Finally, the golf diva stepped in! She called out both Ostrom and her father and disclosed that he sent Spiranac a message and s**ualized her, saying she was a poor role model. This heated quaffle kept on extending until Ostrom put an end to it with an apology.
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Although Ostrom’s following lags behind Spiranac by sufficient counts, her succeeding graph shows she might catch up to this diva pretty soon.
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