- Paige Spiranac invited to the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic
- The glamor girl of golf has not confirmed whether she will attend the event
- He has amassed millions of followers since leaving his professional career behind.
Internet sensation Paige Spiranac could travel to Australia later this month to add some glamor to Australia’s most successful and longest-running celebrity pro-am golf tournament.
Spiranac was named the sexiest woman alive on Maxim’s Hot 100 list in 2022 and has become a social media sensation, with a whopping four million followers on Instagram for her content, which often shows her wearing outfits unconventional in the links.
She also recently launched her subscriber-only website OnlyPaige and has over 11 million followers across all her social media channels.
News Corp reports that the popular golf influencer has been invited to the Jack Newton Celebrity Classic, which will be held in the Hunter Valley from December 16-18.
Affectionately known as ‘The Jack’, the tournament lasts three days and three nights and raises money for youth golf and diabetes research.
It’s not known if Spiranac will join the likes of Wally Lewis, Wade Graham and Michael O’Connor at this year’s event, but she likes playing in Australia.
The 31-year-old turned heads at the Royal Melbourne Golf Course in 2023, tweeting: “Royal Melbourne is a special place” after visiting the world-renowned greens.
Internet sensation Paige Spiranac could travel to Australia in December to play golf
Affectionately known as ‘The Jack’, the tournament raises money for youth golf and diabetes research (Pat Rafter pictured playing the tournament)
Australian golf legend Steve Elkington spoke for many of his fans when he responded: “I’m not sure which is more photogenic… you or RM.”
Last year, the American claimed that some of her outfits “really bother people.”
Speaking to Sports Illustrated, she explained why her experience competing as a gymnast has an impact on what she chooses to wear both on the golf course and in her daily life.
“I was a gymnast before I got into golf,” he said.
“I felt very comfortable wearing spandex and very little because that’s exactly what you wear when you wear a leotard and you’re competing.”
He added that he had been “struggling a little bit financially” and “didn’t have the luxury to go out and buy a whole new golf-appropriate wardrobe.”
Instead, he says he used what he already had: his sports clothes and subsequently learned to play the sport.
But Spiranac was left baffled as to why other players didn’t wear their comfortable clothes more often.
The golf influencer has amassed millions of followers since leaving her professional career behind.
Spiranac visited Australia in 2023 and said he really enjoyed his stay
“That was always my mindset when I started playing golf, and it really bothers people, which is shocking,” Spiranac added.
“They’ll have very intense discussions about whether they should wear shorts or pants or a razor collar or a real collar and I’m here in tank tops or spandex and people are like, ‘What are you doing?'” “But I love it. “
While PGA Tour players cannot wear shorts during competitive rounds, LIV Golf has taken the step of allowing its stars to wear shorts.
“We’re starting to see that change and fashion are an important part of the growth of the game and it’s moving in the right direction,” Spirinac said.
She told the Up and Adams Show with Kay Adams that some people can often feel intimidated by playing golf because of its stuffy and often traditional values.
“I think a lot of people are afraid of playing golf because it can be very stuffy and sometimes not very welcoming.”
“Because you’re so afraid of ‘what am I wearing, what am I doing, am I going to, you know, upset a member of a country club or all that stuff.'”
In recent months, Spiranac has been linked with an appearance in Happy Gilmore Two, after Adam Sandler recently set the stage for a sequel to his iconic 1996 film.
Travis Kelce has also been promised a cameo in the long-awaited sequel.