4<\/p>\n Spiranac was accused of flattening the long grass around this shotCredit: @BarstoolSports \/ X<\/p>\n The 48-player tournament took place with $1million on the line, with things eventually coming to a dramatic end.<\/p>\n Two teams remained in the alternate-shot event, with Spiranac involved, and she was accused of cheating in the final stages.<\/p>\n The American, who has over 11 million followers on social media, was accused of improving the lie of teammate Malosi Togisala’s shot.<\/p>\n She appeared to push the long grass down around the golf ball, with footage shown of her leaning down towards it. <\/p>\n ‘Slowest golfer ever’ – Paige Spiranac doesn’t hesitate when asked most famous person she’s played with<\/p>\n Togisala then went on to hit a brilliant shot from the rough – but not without others noticing the potential cheating.<\/p>\n Portnoy asked: “Did Paige put that on a tee for you?” <\/p>\n Fellow influencer golfer<\/a>, Peter Finch, also raised a concern, saying: “That lie in the rough though…Paige has gone ahead of the ball and pressed down all the long grass in front.<\/p>\n “There’s no way he could have hit that shot without that.”<\/p>\n Spiranac’s team went on to lose the hole where the incident occurred, with players labelling it as a ‘non-issue’. <\/p>\n However, rumblings of the cheating accusation continued and eventually, she was confronted about it. <\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Footage showed Spiranac walking to flatten the grass down around the ballCredit: @BarstoolSports \/ X<\/p>\n And when Spiranac was made aware that what she did to potentially cheat, she quickly became emotional. <\/p>\n When the incident was first mentioned, the former professional said: “I thought we could do that…I didn\u2019t realise that you couldn\u2019t do that.<\/p>\n “I didn\u2019t think I improved the lie. I didn\u2019t move the ball.”<\/p>\n She then added: “I wasn\u2019t trying to cheat, like I would never do that.”<\/p>\n Spiranac was then brought to tears as she protested her innocence, before walking away from the other players off the green.<\/p>\n Play later continued and no further footage was shown of the fallout from the cheating accusations.<\/p>\n 4<\/p>\n Spiranac started crying as she protested her innocent in the controversyCredit: @BarstoolSports \/ X 4<\/p>\n The American proceeded to walk off the green as she failed to hide her sadnessCredit: @BarstoolSports \/ XWho won the Internet Invitational?<\/p>\n Spiranac’s team went on to lose in the final showdown of the Internet Invitational, just missing out on the monster prize. <\/p>\n It was a team consisting of Brad Dalke, Francis Ellis and Cody ‘Beef’ Franke, who came away with $1m.<\/p>\n Franke celebrated with his teammates after winning the event, which was filmed before his shock passing. <\/p>\n![\"Accusations](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/spiranac-shot-controversy.png\")
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