Paige Spiranac, the golfer and influencer voted "the sexiest woman in the world" by Maxim magazine, opened the 151st edition of the British Open Championship with a racy joke towards one of the biggest stars of the sport.
The blonde who dreamed of being an Olympic athlete and even ventured into tennis, today shines as an influencer of social networks where she shows both her beauty and her talent when it comes to hitting the ball.
On Twitter, the 30-year-old "Playing A Round" podcast host shared a photo of Phil Mickelson during a practice round at Royal Liverpool Golf Club, where the 2013 British Open champion flashed a broad smile during a conversation.
Paige Spiranac is 30 years old and is a social media sensation.
"What men look like when they do their best to maintain eye contact with me," Spiranac joked, a post that immediately exploded with comments.
"It can be a challenge with the blonde bomb," one user wrote by way of proposal. "I definitely wouldn't be able to maintain eye contact!" exclaimed another, in clear reference to the woman's figure.
The post, which has since racked up 1.2 million views on Twitter, was shared on the same day that Spiranac spoke openly about the comments he receives on social media.
"Obviously, I love supportive and loving comments, but something that makes me very happy is when you guys go absolutely crazy in the comments and say the funniest things," the influential golfer said in an Instagram "Ask me anything."
Spiranac acknowledges that he receives all kinds of comments on his networks.
"I don't care if it's outrageous or exaggerated, I love seeing those comments and I think a lot of people follow me because my comments section is so good," he added.
"So, I encourage you to say the most outrageous and funny things in my comments, I'm not offended at all, not even the bad comments, so you don't have to worry about it. I just want my comments section to be a place where you can say whatever you want and not worry about someone being outraged by it."
Elsewhere on his platforms, Spiranac revealed his prediction for the British Open that began on Thursday.
Although the 53-year-old Mickelson did not achieve his goal, Spiranac named Tyrrell Hatton, Tommy Fleetwood, Dustin Johnson and defending champion Cam Smith among his favorites.
Paige predicted the winner of the 2022 British Open,
A fact to back up his claims: He correctly predicted that Smith, 29, would win last year's tournament.
The golfer herself did not believe being recognized as the sexiest woman on the planet. "So @MaximMag named me this year's sexiest living woman and I'm in disbelief!" tweeted Spiranac, thanking the magazine "for this incredible honor."
Paige Spiranac, the sexiest in the world
On its official Instagram account, the magazine posted last year: "Proud to present the cover of the 2022 edition of the Hot 100, the sexiest woman in the world, and the first athlete to occupy the No. 1 spot, Paige Spiranac. Who will join us and Paige at the official Hot 100 party in Miami?"
Paige Spiranac on the cover of Maxim magazine.
Spiranac acknowledged that she still did not believe this recognition and in an Instagram post, where she accumulates millions of followers, she said that she asked the magazine if they were sure that she was the sexiest when they contacted her, "because she was really incredulous" by the offer.
The American of today 30 years was portrayed in several photos without a bra, one of the most spectacular is her standing with the beach in the background.
Life marked by sport
The Colorado-raised began her golf career at the University of Arizona and Chicago State University.
Almost by a family mandate, his life was going to be destined in some way to sport. Her father played college football, her mother was a professional ballet dancer, a professional tennis aunt (Bonnie Gadusek) and her older sister, Lexie, studied at Stanford on an athletic scholarship.
Paige Spiranac wanted to be a gymnast but an injury led her to the world of golf.
In fact, Paige's first dream had to do with artistic gymnastics and revealed the possibility of ever participating in the Olympic Games.
However, at the age of 12 he suffered the fracture of his knee, undoubtedly a turning point that marked his life.
Another of the photos of the production that places it at the top of the Hot 100.
He had a fleeting passage through tennis, but soon gave up. And she came a little by chance to golf, where she began to stand out to become one of the 20 best junior players in the world.
Paige Spiranac, athlete or model
Paige found in golf a bit of peace of mind ideal for her low profile, asthma attacks and even problems with bullying that she knew how to go through.
Paige turned out to be very talented with swinging. Thus it became one of the five best projects for universities and was listed among the 20 best youth in the world.
However, soon the press saw in her something more than an athlete and the questions ended up pointing more towards her appearance and personal life than to her participations in tournaments or achievements with the stick and the ball. Everyone saw a potential model.
Paige won her first tournament in 2016.
She appeared on the cover of the prestigious specialized magazine Golf Digest, something that unsurprisingly earned her criticism from other golfers. But in parallel, he won his first small tournament, championship in Scottsdale, in 2016. The prize was $2,500.
He played a few more tournaments, including a new participation in Dubai that also ended in panic attacks, but that's as far as he went.
Another photo from Maxim's latest production.
Of course, his followers on social networks skyrocketed with each participation in tournament, invitations to Dubai, or just uploading a video. Long ago, for example, she was compared to Anna Kournikova is a Russian-American former tennis player and model who shone more outside than inside the court.
It was so that eventually he ended up turning to the networks on the advice of the Swedish Annika Sörenstam, former number 1 in the world. His words were clear and he took them into account: do not lower your arms and continue trying to enjoy golf from wherever you can.
Paige Spiranac, explosive in networks
There was no need for Maxim magazine to recognize her as the sexiest woman in the world; For a long time before it already shows off its beauty and sensuality with photo and video productions.
In Instragram the American golfer is all the rage and a magnet for brands.
Tips, only photos with a golfer's look and, of course, wearing clothes and products of the discipline, which few could promote as she does and achieve so much reach.
He did not consecrate himself as he wanted, nor did he raise the expected trophies, it is true. But Paige Spiranac transformed into an influencer with a magnet to attract brands.
Club Champion, a club manufacturing company; the X-Golf golf simulator; Shot Scope, a hit tracking app; and PointsBet, the bookmaker, are just some of the numerous companies that trusted it. And that generate millionaire income.
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