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Paige Spiranac has once again been crowned as the most followed golf person on social media. The golf beauty has recorded over 3.6 million followers on Instagram. While Spiranac’s recent comment on her achievement has taken the internet by storm, let’s revisit her take from last year, when she had an honest reaction to outshining golf legend, Tiger Woods.

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While her popularity remains unmatched online, Spiranac’s name atop the list made quite the news. The infographic was made by GolfMagic, which claimed Spiranac was the only female on the list.

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In response to the honor, Spiranac gave an honest opinion on the decision. Tweeting on the same post, she put forward two reasons as to why she took the plaudits.

Well, it wasn’t the answer we thought of, but works just fine! The ex-golfer tweeted, “Two big reasons why”, before admitting they were her “golf knowledge” and “personality”. She eclipsed golf legend, Tiger Woods in the rankings, who had a follower count of 2.7 million.

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The tweet was enough to make the ardent fanbase of Spiranac go crazy. The nine-word comment garnered over 25,000 likes and more than 500 retweets. It was further evidence to Spiranac’s popularity over the years, which was more than any other golfer on the Tour.

What did Spiranac tweet after being most followed in 2022?

Spiranac received the accolade again this year when GolfMagic released the numbers for this year. With 600,00 new followers over the past year, she once ran away with the title. Woods was still in second place, this time with around 3 million followers.

However, Spiranac was a little more straightforward (and bold!) with her tweet this time around. In a short span of time, the tweet already had more than 30,000 likes and close to 800 retweets. Here’s the tweet from this year:

What is Spiranac’s success mantra to become a viral sensation? Among all other aspects, her activity on social media is miles ahead of any other golfer on the planet. Spiranac frequently posts on her account and has regular exchanges with her fans. Those activities make her account stand out and draw more followers, which is why she’ll be the most followed golf entity again when GolfMagic comes with its yearly post in 2023.

Watch this story: Why did Paige Spiranac switch states and move to move to Colorado?

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Sharan Nair is a Senior Golf Writer at EssentiallySports. He constantly covers the ongoing PGA vs LIV Golf tussle as it progresses. With over 600 articles to his name, Sharan masters the sport with his in-depth knowledge and research that is reflected in his meticulous coverage of all the Majors. As an avid fan of Tiger Woods, Sharan firmly believes that Woods' 2019 Masters win was the greatest comeback in sports history. As a sports journalist, he aspires to one day sit down for an interview with the golf great himself. In his free time, Sharan loads up on some good golf reads; his favorite being 'The Glorious World Of Golf' by Peter Dobereiner.

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