Paige Spiranac Posts “Hi” Selfie After Early Exit From Internet Invitational
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac, 33, was knocked out before the final day of the 2026 Internet Invitational. She posted a selfie captioned "Hi" on November 11 and admitted she played some of her worst golf, while still joining the final $4 million match as a spectator.
Golf influencer Paige Spiranac, 33, was eliminated before the final day of the 2026 Internet Invitational, and on November 11 she posted a selfie to her followers with a one-word message: "Hi."
The post drew quick attention from fans, many of whom were glad to see her back online after a rough tournament. It also marked a change in tone from last year, when she was at the center of a rules row.
Spiranac still turned up for the final $4 million match, which aired on YouTube on Thursday, November 12. She walked the course as a spectator. She has more than four million followers across social media platforms.
Teased on the course
Other players ribbed her about her outfit during the final round. "I almost wore that top in blue," Nick Stubbe, who is also known as Fat Perez, joked to her.
Sam Bozoian, known as Riggs, joined in. "I almost wore that skirt," he teased.
Spiranac has said she will not change how she dresses for golf. She said she was a gymnast before switching sports and was used to wearing spandex.
"When I switched into golf, we were struggling a little bit financially and so I didn't have the luxury to go out and buy a whole new golf-appropriate wardrobe," she said. She wore the workout clothes she already owned.
She added that her choice of clothes "really rubs people the wrong way which is shocking." Of the debates over shorts, pants and collars, she said she was happy in tank tops or spandex: "But I love it."
"The shanks"
Spiranac was open about her form. She said her play in episode four of the Internet Invitational was marred by the yips, a sudden loss of control over the swing, and by shanks, shots struck off the club's hosel.
"I caught a nasty case of the shanks right before and never recovered," she wrote on X. "One of the worst 9 holes I've ever played, but that's golf for you."
She also described how it felt on the course. "I was in a dark, dark place out there," she said.
Asked whether the result had brought tears, she joked: "No tears were shed. By evidence of last year you know when I'm crying."
Contrast with 2025
In 2025, Spiranac's team reached the final of the first Internet Invitational, a $1 million event. During the deciding match she was accused of improving teammate Malosi Togisala's lie by pressing down grass near his ball.
Spiranac said she had not realized the action could break the rules and that she never meant to cheat. She later called the abuse she received among the worst of her career. She said she had thousands of hostile messages, including death threats, and stepped away from social media for her mental health.
No similar allegation has followed her 2026 appearance. This year's event is bigger, with a reported $4 million prize pool, and is released as a series of episodes rather than as a live tournament.
Spiranac said she will look to win the Internet Invitational in 2027.
