Paige Spiranac opens up about ‘death threats’ after Internet Invitational

The Web Invitational put Paige Spiranac in a nasty gentle, and he or she stated she obtained quite a lot of hate within the aftermath.

Spiranac was a part of the ultimate group within the 48-person event of golf influencers and YouTubers from Barstool Sports activities and Bob Does Sports activities. She was paired with Barstool’s Frankie Borrelli and Good Good Golf’s Malosi Togisala in opposition to Good Good’s Brad Dalke and Barstool’s Cody “Beefe” Franke and Francis Ellis.

Spiranac’s squad misplaced the $1 million prize on the 18th gap of the ultimate match, and plenty of viewers felt it was karma after each Spiranac and Togisala have been embroiled in dishonest scandals. Spiranac was caught on movie correcting a lie within the remaining match, claiming she thought she was allowed after which began crying.

It was later speculated that Togisala had used the slope on his rangefinder. Distance meters have been allowed, however the usage of the ramp was not.

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Paige Spiranac performs the seventeenth inexperienced through the Creator Traditional at Philly Cricket Membership previous to the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Membership on Could 7, 2025 in Flourtown. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour through Getty Pictures)

Spiranac, who was examined early within the championship by calling out Ellis for not having performed “aggressive golf” earlier than, stated she has obtained “tens of 1000’s of demise threats” because the championship match was posted to YouTube throughout what has been “an fascinating week.”

“The final week and a half might be the worst hate I’ve ever gotten within the 10 years I have been doing this,” Spiranac stated on her Instagram Story. “I am speaking about tens of 1000’s of demise threats, individuals telling me to kill myself. The meanest, horrible issues you would ever say to somebody, I’ve had in my DMs to the purpose the place we mentioned probably getting a restraining order. I imply, it is severe stuff. It is not straightforward, and it hasn’t been straightforward.”

Spiranac has been noticeably quiet on social media because the championship match ended.

Paige Spiranac attends the 2025 US Open on the USTA Billie Jean King Nationwide Tennis Heart on August 28, 2025 in New York Metropolis. (Anna Webber/Getty Pictures for Maestro Dobel Tequila)

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“I do know persons are questioning why I have not posted or spoken about it. I simply needed to take away myself for my psychological well being,” she stated.

“One factor I actually battle with is I need to be favored and accepted, and I do not need anybody to ever hate me. And I all the time attempt to do every little thing I can to have individuals like me. And so it is simply laborious for me as an individual with the best way I course of issues after which clearly the state of affairs hasn’t been straightforward both. However fortunately I’ve assist system, household round me and simply attempting to remain distracted.”

Spiranac once more claimed to not know the principles about correcting lies and stated she would by no means cheat on objective.

“I’m painfully, painfully ashamed that I did not know this rule,” she stated in an Instagram story, referring to the karma that hit her for her feedback about Ellis. “I’d by no means cheat on objective. In all my years of taking part in golf, I’ve by no means been accused of dishonest. There have been so many cameras on me. It could be insane to blatantly cheat with so many individuals round, with so many cameras round. So I made a mistake. I’ve now discovered that it was a violation of the principles, and I’ll by no means do it once more.”

Paige Spiranac performs the seventeenth inexperienced through the Creator Traditional at Philly Cricket Membership previous to the Truist Championship at Philadelphia Cricket Membership on Could 7, 2025 in Flourtown. (Ben Jared/PGA Tour through Getty Pictures)

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The occasion was filmed this summer time on the Cedar Lodge Resort in Ridgedale, Missouri, with the ultimate recreation performed in Payne’s Valley. Franke, one of many winners, died earlier this month.

Spiranac was considered one of many former professionals in a area that additionally included Dalke and Wesley Brian.

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