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PAIGE Spiranac is a former professional golfer turned social media influence who has played in several tournaments in her career.
The glam sports star retired from playing professionally in 2016 after failing to qualify for the LPGA circuit.
When did Paige Spiranac play golf professionally?
Paige Spiranac, 27, was a professional golfer.
She played college golf at the University of Arizona and San Diego State University and won All-Mountain West Conference honors during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons.
She also led the Aztecs to their first Mountain West Conference Championship in 2015.
In September 2016, Spiranac finished in a three-way second-place tie at Legacy in Phoenix, Arizona.
The ex-pro golfer had another top-five finish at another event the following month.
Spiranac ended the season with more than $8,000 in winnings, which ranked her 11th on the money list.
The golfer gained notoriety on Instagram when she posted trick-shot videos with golfing equipment and now has over two million followers.
She has a podcast called Playing-A-Round where she talks about all things sports, men, and her own experiences.
Although Spiranac is no longer involved in professional golf, she keeps up with the competitions and confessed to fans on social media that Masters Week is her favorite.
Has Paige Spiranac ever won in the LPGA?
According to Sports Keeda, Spiranac has played on the Ladies European Tour, but when it came to the LPGA, she couldn’t earn a card.
She competed in a couple of LET events with her first appearance at the Omega Dubai Ladies Classic in 2015.
She competed in the Cactus Tour and won her first event in June 2016, beating the then-amateur World No. 1 Hannah O’Sullivan in a playoff.
In July 2016, Spiranac played in her second European Tour Event where she finished 58th.
She then returned to the US to take part in the qualifying event for the LPGA.
When did Paige Spiranac retire from professional golf?
Spiranac retired from professional golf in 2016, aged 29.
The social media influencer claimed she felt “burnt out” after dedicating her life to the sport but not seeing the results.
Both of Spiranac’s parents are athletes, who tried to push her to become more successful at golf.
However, the ex-pro golfer felt like she was driving herself “crazy” as she felt she should’ve been performing at a “much higher level”.
Eventually, Spiranac lost her love for the sport and no longer cared about her performances.
Instead, she wanted to have more of a social life and decided to focus on building up a following online.
She’s now a social media pro and draws hundreds of thousands of likes for many of her posts.
In 2022, she was named the Sexiest Woman Alive by Maxim.
