Model shuts down huge dating misconception
Paige Spiranac, 32, who attended San Diego State University before going pro in golf in 2015, was married to Steven Tinoco, an athletic trainer. However, she revealed the pair parted ways in 2022.
Since her divorce, the American model has been the subject of rumours and headlines concerning her dating life — particularly men she has created YouTube content with.
Rumours have swirled about herself and other professional athletes, including NFL star Tom Brady and LIV Golf player Bryson DeChambeau.
However, Spiranac shut down all allegations that she had ever dated someone in the spotlight during her show The SPINvitational, saying it was a 'big misconception'.
The 'original Insta golf girl', who boasts four million followers on Instagram alone, said: 'Never been on a date with anyone famous. I've had pro athletes or famous people slide in my DMs. I've never dated anyone famous.
'It's funny because I'll see all these headlines. There was one where I shot content with Bryson DeChambeau and then the next headline was I was dating Bryson DeChambeau. Tom Brady was one of them, which was so crazy.'
Spiranac added: 'It's like any time I shoot content with a male celebrity, that's the headline or all of the comments, which can be really difficult for my job when I work in a male-dominated industry and I'm just around male golfers, and a lot of male celebrities love professional golf, and people in business.'
She said she would be photographed with people at events, and then the next headline would link the duo together romantically.
'It's really frustrating because I've never dated anyone famous ever, not even close,' she said.
Spiranac, who is known for sharing snaps of her golf outfits to social media, is no stranger to having to shut down rumours about her personal life. She's previously had to torpedo reports that she 'did sexual favours' to get an invitation to the Dubai Ladies Masters.
She said this was because many thought the opportunity was above her level of skill.
Appearing on the Quiet Please! podcast, the former golf pro said it was at the outset of her career and she had just started going viral on social media — something that 'flipped' her life 'upside down'.
'I got this invite to play an LET [Ladies European Tournament]. I had just turned pro, I had never played golf outside the country. And everyone was like, 'It's low key, don't worry about it. No one is going to know if you play well or not',' she said.
'I show up and was doing hours of press, which I wasn't prepared for. I had no training to do this. And I would say there were a couple of girls who were really supportive and who were nice, but the majority, it was brutal. I would go on the range and girls would just scatter. No one wanted to hit next to me.
'There were constant comments like 'I did sexual favours to get this invite,' and I was listening to it — and they would say [it] within earshots of me. It was tough. Not knowing what I was doing, it was my first pro event, it was really difficult. I just wanted to be liked and I played so bad. It was horrendous.'
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