Paige Spiranac is genuine golf talent, but faces accusations of sexualising the sport.
Paige Spiranac is no ordinary woman; she is special in her own right. For beginners, she is a former professional golfer, and boasts more followers on Instagram than Tiger Woods, one of the greatest linksmen in the history of the sport.
Yes, you read it right! She has close to 4 million followers on the social media platform. Woods, on the other hand, has 3.3 million followers.
One may wonder why the number of her followers is bigger than that of Woods, winner of 82 PGA Tour tournaments, including 15 majors (second-best in the all-time list).
The answer is that besides golf, she also brings beauty, colour and activism to the table. Born to a ballerina mother and a businessman father, Spiranac had a brief stint as a professional golfer. On a sponsors’ invite, she played in the 2015 Dubai Ladies Masters – a Ladies European Tour event – but failed to make the cut in what was also her professional debut. The next year, she won her first professional title on the Cactus Tour in Phoenix but that was that!
