Nearly two weeks after the Internet Invitational\u2019s dramatic conclusion aired, one of its stars, Paige Spiranac, has addressed what happened in the final episode.<\/p>\n
The YouTube golf tournament put on by Barstool and Bob Does Sports had a first-place payout of $1 million (to a three-person team) and drew more than 20 million views over six episodes. But it was the sixth part that still has had the golf community talking.<\/p>\n
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Our Coleman Bentley broke down two controversial rules moments as well as the feel-good finish, and Shane Ryan gave further review of the popular event. Good Good\u2019s Malosi Togisala has talked about one of those rules issues\u2014what\u2019s become known as \u201cSlopegate\u201d because it involved the slope function on his rangefinder\u2014but Spiranac had yet to speak about the cheating allegations she faced.<\/p>\n
Cameras showed the Instagram star tampering with fescue around the golf ball on the ninth hole before Togisala played his shot (The final was a three-person alternate shot format). When confronted about it by her opponents, Spiranac didn\u2019t deny doing it, got emotional, and said she had no idea she had broken any rule. Her response was a curious one considering she was a high-level Division I golfer who has also played in plenty of pro events.<\/p>\n
Since the final aired on Nov. 13, Spiranac has stayed off social media. But she answered a couple questions about the event on Tuesday. Here\u2019s the video:<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udc71\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83c\udf3e #NEW<\/a>: Paige Spiranac addresses the alleged cheating scandal at the Internet Invitational: \u201cI would never intentionally cheat, in all of my years playing golf I have never been accused of cheating.\u201d@PaigeSpiranac<\/a> says she\u2019s received more than 10K threats on her life. pic.twitter.com\/QGp40tImfx<\/a><\/p>\n