{"id":821833,"date":"2026-07-23T23:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821833\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T23:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T23:16:09","slug":"paige-spiranac-urges-golfers-to-welcome-new-fans-stop-gatekeeping-golf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/821833\/","title":{"rendered":"Paige Spiranac Urges Golfers to Welcome New Fans, \u2019Stop Gatekeeping Golf\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Content creator and former professional golfer Paige Spiranac<\/a> is taking a stand against golfers who aren\u2019t extending a warm welcome to new fans of the growing sport. In a lengthy post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) today, Thursday, July 23, Spiranac<\/a> let her feelings be known while encouraging others to \u201cstop gatekeeping golf.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI love golf,\u201d Spiranac began. \u201cI want everyone to play and I\u2019m excited about all the new people getting into the game. I feel that should be the attitude everyone should have if you truly love the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m so tired of hearing \u2018shrink\u2019 and hating on this new culture of golf fans. This condescending and belittling behavior of new golfers is gross to me. You\u2019re not better than someone else or morally superior because you\u2019ve played longer. Golf doesn\u2019t need to be stuffy and exclusive to preserve what we all love about the game so much. It\u2019s about community.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Spiranac played Division I golf at both the University of Arizona and San Diego State University, the 33-year-old Colorado native turned pro for about a year before she moved away from the game professionally to instead focus on content creation. She has built a massive following (including four million followers on Instagram<\/a> and another 1.7 million on TikTok<\/a>) of fans who tune in to her feeds for instructional golf content, as well as golf-related fashion and more. In addition to her YouTube <\/a>channel, Spiranac also offers exclusive instructional golf content on Passes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I love golf. I want everyone to play and I\u2019m excited about all the new people getting into the game. I feel that should be the attitude everyone should have if you truly love the game. <\/p>\n

I\u2019m so tired of hearing \u201cshrink\u201d and hating on this new culture of golf fans. This\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Spiranac concluded her social media post by writing \u201cPart of the growth is educating and helping new players learn. Stop gatekeeping golf.\u201d And as folks began chiming in to the comments section with their two cents, Spiranac made sure to create a conversation with fans. When one responder accused her of only playing \u201cexclusive\u201d courses, she replied \u201cI play munis all the time. I\u2019m a public golf girl through and through.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pro Shop founder Chad Mumm also shared Spiranac\u2019s take on his Instagram feed<\/a>, which drew in additional feedback from fans who appeared to be on both sides of the issue. \u201cGrow the game while also having new players respect the game and the courses they play. Fix your divots and ball marks,\u201d one person wrote in part. <\/p>\n

\u201cThere has to be middle ground,\u201d someone else added. <\/p>\n

\u201cBeautifully said!\ud83d\ude4c\ud83d\udc4f,\u201d another user applauded of Spiranac\u2019s take.<\/p>\n

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