Leave it to Paige Spiranac to make a hole-in-one on camera – and have it cause a mini-controversy on Golf Twitter. There’s a reason why she’s the most-followed personality in golf!
OK, let’s back up to the “hole-in-one”. We put it in quotes only because with any of these hole-in-one challenges, is it really a hole-in-one if you take multiple cracks at it? Semantics aside, though, it’s always impressive to see someone hole out a shot with the cameras rolling – especially because we’ve seen the best players in the world fail at this and, in some cases, go mad trying.
But here’s Paige, knocking a wedge in from about 100 metres for her ace. And it was a clutch swing considering she was down to her final two of 50 attempts. (It’s all explained when you go to her YouTube video. Again, she’s a genius when it comes to going viral.)
Golf snobs-“She can’t play”
*Makes hole in one on camera*
Click here to watch the full video-https://t.co/qFP7r9oRmN pic.twitter.com/hXbf3soHJB
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) December 14, 2023
Well played, Paige. Even if it was a 100-metre shot to a “hole-in-one pin” on your 49th attempt. But, of course, there were doubters – a.k.a. ‘haterz’ – that said the video was authentic. So Paige fired back with another message that also referenced a famous line from “Seinfeld”.
A bunch of comments calling my hole in one fake. It’s real and spectacular. But jokes aside anyone in the golf industry knows our careers would be over if we ever faked a hole in one video. No one would ever be dumb enough to risk that. We take pride in showing genuine reactions.… https://t.co/U7jStQ4RDl
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) December 14, 2023
“Real and spectacular.” Well played again, Paige. Yada, yada, yada, we believe you.
Seemingly innocuous hole-in-one photo draws harsh criticism from Golf Twitter
