It’s fairly okay to be nervous before a tournament and that was exactly the case with Paige Spiranac prior to the long-awaited PGA Tour’s Creator Classic. We all know how the golfer has been struggling with her mental health and anxiety for the past few years, so being nervous about such a big game was probable. While Spiranac might not have won the competition she did finish with a decent score by surpassing a few well-known players.

The golfer wasn’t sure how she was going to play at the big game. So before the tournament took off she went on her X account and tweeted, “It’s the week of the Creator Classic! Although nervous to play competitive stroke play again (it’s been 8 years) I’m excited for this amazing opportunity! Even the odds were not in her favor. According to the golfer, she was only there to have fun but man did she do more than that.

In a field full of golfers like Garret Clark, Mason Nutt, and Gabriella Degaspries it was a tough chance for Spiranac to emerge through the challenge. She just didn’t want to finish last and she didn’t! Spiranac finished in the 9th position with a decent score of 2 over par which was better than 7 players on the field of sixteen. So yes, she pretty much nailed it.

Wesley Bryan led the pack at 2-under, while Roger Steele, Sean Walsh, and Luke Kwon trailed closely behind at 1-under. But it all came down to one hole – a sudden-death playoff on the 18th. And what a finish it was! Kwon sank an incredible 15-foot birdie putt to snatch victory. Again, Spiranac didn’t win but she was extremely happy with her score and can we blame her? After struggling with her mental health for years, fans were happy to see that she was having fun on the greens.

Paige Spiranac’s mental health journey

The golfer has faced her fair share of mental health struggles, which ultimately led to her retirement from golf at the age of 29. Paige Spiranac has been open about her anxiety journey and has been sharing her honest feelings about the sport and her struggles with it on her YouTube Channel. “I’m nervous, as you guys know I get really anxious,” she had said.

In a previous interview with the New York Post in March 2023, she also discussed her experience with burnout, saying “Golf is such an interesting sport because you can work out, eat right, practice, and still not achieve your goals“, and well it is true. That’s why Spiranac only has one victory to her name, her win in May 2016 when she made her professional debut on the Cactus Tour. Despite her struggles, she had found the courage to speak out and inspire others. And with her latest appearance at the Creator Classic fans are glad to know that she is doing well.