Paige Spiranac was back on the course this week, and she made the outing count both on and off the fairway. The golf creator shared a photo from her recent round with fellow golfer Hannah while also rolling out a new video on her YouTube channel.
Spiranac let fans know the latest clip was built for laughs. “New YouTube is out with my girl Hannah! One of the funniest episodes yet,” Spiranac wrote on social media.
Even after a short run as a professional golfer, Spiranac remains one of the biggest names in the sport. She’s built a massive audience across X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, and these days her focus is mostly on golf content and growing the game.
That includes speaking up when she thinks golf culture gets too closed off. Spiranac recently made it clear she wants the sport to feel more welcoming for newcomers.
“I love golf. I want everyone to play and I’m excited about all the new people getting into the game,” she said.
She also took aim at the way some longtime golfers talk about newer fans.
“I’m so tired of hearing ‘shrink’ and hating on this new culture of golf fans,” Spiranac said. “This condescending and belittling behavior of new golfers is gross to me.”
Her message was simple: stop policing the door and start helping people in.
“Golf doesn’t need to be stuffy and exclusive to preserve what we all love about the game so much,” she said. “It’s about community.”
After hearing from fans, Spiranac went a step further and explained that her point wasn’t limited to one type of course. She said she’s played both top-tier venues and local municipal tracks, and that bad behavior and slow play can show up anywhere.
Pace of play remains one of the biggest frustrations for golfers, and Spiranac addressed that too. She suggested courses use 12 to 15-minute tee time intervals and enforce pace-of-play rules more consistently.
“Pace of the play seems to be the biggest issue for everyone,” she said.
For now, Spiranac is keeping her mix of golf content and golf commentary rolling.
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