Paige Renne Spiranac is known as the hottest American female golfer. Along with golf, she is also a social media personality.
Born on 26th March 1996, she currently resides in Arizona. She was born into a family of Croatian descent, and she grew up in Monument, Colorado.
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Homeschooled as a child Yes, you heard it right! Paige was homeschooled during middle school. The female golfer is also a good gymnast.
Due to her hectic schedules and her natural shyness, her father was forced to homeschool her. It was done at her second home in Scottsdale in Arizona.
According to reports, it gave her more time to focus on her practice and the weekly tournament trips she had to attend.
A coach from the University of Arizona said to Paige’s father that you will have to get used to this. She will have many people constantly following her very soon.
The statement turned out to be true. And she became one of the most well-known female golfers in the world.
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Bullied as a kid Paige, in her childhood days, used to suffer from severe asthma. Sometimes it got so worse that she also suffered from terrible attacks, which resulted in her getting hospitalized.
Amid her mental health crisis, she also suffered from a rare scalp condition that caused almost all here hair to fall out. It resulted in her losing a lot of amount of hair loss.
To solve this problem, she got a short bowl haircut she thought would be a good option. But her classmates did not waste any time teasing her, and then it turned into vicious bullying.
Paige said in an interview that her classmates looked at her as if she was a weird kid with problems. They all shunned her down, and all the kids would move away from her whenever she sat around them.
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Sports came to the rescue The constant bullying of her classmates was getting too much for the golfer. When she looked for comfort, she found it in the gym.
Her mother, who is a professional ballet dancer, encouraged her to take on gymnastics. She used to train for 7 hours a day, and Paige started loving it.
For training, she moved to Colorado with her mother in hopes of entering the Olympics. But at the age of 12, disaster struck, and she had to quit after two consecutive knee surgeries.
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Tennis was the her first choice Due to her surgeries, she decided to try her hand at other sports. Since being an athlete was her self-identity, she confided in her parents.
Her aunt was the one who introduced Paige to Tennis. Bonnie Gadusek, sent her to a tennis boot camp for two weeks.
Since she was a former, pro tennis player who ranked number 8 in the entire world. She thought her niece would like it too.
But Paige’s interest in tennis fizzled out, and then her dad, a golf enthusiastic suggested she try the sport. Her Father’s suggestion worked, and it was love at first swing for Paige.
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The LPGA Dress code Golf has evolved from being a leisure sport to a competitive one. But there are rules you have to follow regarding the uniforms.
Last year in July, the LPGA revealed its new dress code that every golfer has to adhere to. The dress code included no leggings unless you are wearing a skirt, no joggers, or any deep necklines.
Paige gave a strong opinion about the new dress codes for female and male golfers. She stated that these rules were made for women to feel ashamed about their bodies.
Although she is not playing on the LPGA tour, she is famous on social media. The golfer is correct up to a certain level. But right now, she does not have the authority to talk to LPGA.
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Social media Viral Paige turned into a social media star overnight, and it completely changed her life. But did you know her instant fame came from a plot to destroy her golf career?
Some college kids said that how they were going to roast the new kid that entered the game. After this, she had about 100,000 views on her short video clip.
That is how she got viral on social media. Her mother said in an interview that her daughter was gaining thousands of new followers almost every hour.
Paige was so overwhelmed with all the attention. That she was continuously crying and saying she was scared about all this.
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Success in Golf In the early days of her golf career, she won seven tournaments. It included the 2010 CWGA Junior Stroke Play.
She is also a two-time West Region Player of the Year. During her college life also the golfer won multiple tournaments.
In her 2013-14 junior season, it resulted in her Second Team All-Mountains West honors. On top of that, she also finished in the top ten at the Mountain West Championship.
Due to her social media explosion in 2015, the organizers invited Paige to December’s Omega Dubai Ladies Classic. It is for the Ladies’ European Tour.
She missed the win but gained sponsors and endorsement deals instead. Paige made her debut at the Cactus Tour which was held at the Las Colinas Club in Queen Creek.
In the final round, she was tied at the 14th position. Then in the final round of the 2016 Arizona Women’s Open. The golfer shot an opening round of 78 and landed in the 30th position.
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Ambassador for Cyberbullying Paige has gone through a vicious amount of bullying in her childhood and social media as well.
She is in a position where she can understand the pain of other victims. So she joined hands with anti-bullying organizations like CyberSmile and, speak against these issues.
Slowly Paige has opened up about her past struggles and has encouraged the other kids to speak up and assure them that they are not alone. The golfer is working towards the eradication of cyberbullying among young kids.
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Tiger Woods gave her tips Tiger Woods is a well-known professional golfer and has earned many titles to his name. Paige might not be at that level, but due to her social media presence.
She has met many renowned golfers. She posted a picture with Tiger Woods on her Instagram. She stated that the golfer taught her some chipping tricks. And now her life is complete.
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Receiving threats It must be shocking to hear, but the golfer has received multiple threats on her social media accounts, especially Instagram.
According to reports, the mess started because of the sexy pictures she posts on her social media. She was playing in the Dubai Master’s when she started receiving numerous threats.
The golfer then stated that she was harassed, and her family was feeling quite embarrassed.
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An animal lover and books collector Paige is known to post numerous pictures with Dogs on her Instagram. One of the photos had a caption of Puppy Love.
And the golfer herself has a dog who recently turned a year old. During her leisure time, you can find Paige working on her shot tricks or enjoying her favorite hobby of reading books.
The golfer is especially a fan of comic books and loves to collect them. Her other passions include traveling the world and indulging in fashion.
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Her Role Model Everyone has a role model they are up to in any field you are working. Likewise, the one who inspired Paige was none other than Ronda Rousey.
Spiranac never backed down from publically saying that Ronda Rousey is a superwoman and a role model for the golfer. She has decided to follow her path and add her touch to it.
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Met her Boyfriend on Instagram Paige receives thousands of DM’s almost every day. But the DM in 2016 from Steven Tinoco, a minor league baseball player, changed her life.
Steven has send Paige a direct message through Instagram. After they had met earlier on when he asked to take a picture with her, which he sent later and asked her out on a date.
Paige said: “His was the nicest DM of that kind I’ve ever gotten. Usually it’s just very inappropriate or, you know, body parts.”
When she was in Dubai for her Tournament, Steve proposed to her, and Paige came back as an engaged woman. The couple has not set a date for marriage yet.
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Retirement from Golf In 2016, when Paige participated in her first LPGA Qualifying Tournament she lost. She tried again when she was invited to play in December but missed the cut.
Ever since she has been on retirement from Golf, she only focuses on her social media and wants to change the image of golf through it. We hope she succeeds.
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Futurists Cover Controversy The golfer is well-known for her outspoken nature and the ability to land up in controversies.
When the Futurists issue was released Paige was staying in Las Vegas. She was practicing for the Derek Jeter Celebrity Invitational.
The issue did not go well with the other PGA Tour golfers. Some of them did not agree about the way the issue was published.
But the two people Paige and Lydia, in the controversy, had no issues with each other. They had a fun conversation on Twitter, and Lydia was only focused on her game.
