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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 07: Paige Spiranac of the United States in action during her practice round as a preview for the 2015 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the Majlis Course at The Emirates Golf Club on December 7, 2015 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 07: Paige Spiranac of the United States in action during her practice round as a preview for the 2015 Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the Majlis Course at The Emirates Golf Club on December 7, 2015 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
A few golf terminologies regarding playing sports and the governing bodies can be tough to understand. One of them is the distinction between the PGA Tour and the PGA. Moreover, the former professional, Paige Spiranac, made a tweet along the same lines.
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The retired professional turned social media star is famous for her raw tweets and funny reactions. Moreover, Spiranac made yet another relatable tweet through her official Twitter account on May 18th. The tweet was regarding a confession that the 28-year-old social media start made.
Not to forget, Spiranac is among the famous names in golf and primarily resorts to uploading instructional golf content on Youtube. Paige has a huge fan base all over the globe.

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – DECEMBER 05: Paige Spiranac of the United States during her press conference as a preview for the 2016, Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the Majlis Course at the Emirates Golf Club on December 5, 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images)
Furthermore, the tweet was regarding the confessional she made about people not knowing the difference between the PGA Tour and the Professional Golfers’ Association, widely known as the PGA.
She tweeted about the same, saying, “I love when guys give me shit but don’t know the difference between the PGA Tour and the PGA of America.” Moreover, Spiranac also gave the real difference between the PGA Tour and the PGA in the comment section.
She commented saying, “The easiest way to remember is the PGA of America is an organization for club pros while the PGA Tour is for tour pros. The PGA of America puts on the PGA Championship. The tour doesn’t host a major but run all the weekly tour events, The Players, and the FedEx cup.”
The golf world reacts to the latest Paige Spiranac confession
As soon as the tweet broke out, the golf Twitter turned absurd. Paige’s fans from all over the globe started to react to her latest Twitter confession. The majority of the fans found Spiranac’s confessional very relatable and confessed about the same. At the same time, other fan reactions were hilarious to look at.
The fact you can beat 99% of guys that golf lol people don’t realize this includes tour players haha
— Scotty Day (@NightAndDay24_7) May 17, 2022
Rob tweets much? pic.twitter.com/He9LQtMKFx
— Chandler Hall (@chanprice) May 17, 2022
It's something that's been talked about for decades. No one is stealing anything.
— Mike Wolfe (@brerwolfe) May 18, 2022
Literally no one knows that. I'd even wager you could ask half their members and they would not know. #Golf #ILoveYouRenee
— Todd Poole (@ToddMPoole) May 17, 2022
Now can you do a PSA for all the golfers who don’t know the difference between “further”and “farther?”
— Charlie B. (@20over10) May 17, 2022
I genuinely don't know the difference. Just like watching golf – it's a peaceful sport and relaxes me 😊
— Vencislav Kostadinov (@veeencooo) May 17, 2022
— John Peterson (@JohnPetersonFW) May 17, 2022
PGA Tour pays pros millions, PGA of America takes money from teaching pros for a logo on a business card. That cover it? Ha
— Justin (@jdahllefty67) May 17, 2022
Or when people think the rules of the game are governed by the PGA 🤣🤣🤣
— Benjamin Charles (@pcaintforme) May 17, 2022
I can’t believe people don’t know the difference, clearly never worked in the industry before
— Ray Janowski (@BoomerJanowski) May 17, 2022
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Who is the defending champion of the PGA Championship this week?
Phil Mickelson is the defending champion of the 2022 PGA Championship. Unfortunately, the 51-year-old is not present at Southern Hills Country Club, as he earlier withdrew from the event. Moreover, he won the event in 2021 with an overall score of six-under-par.
As a result, Phil won his sixth major championship event with a two-shot lead. He carded a final round of one-over-par, 73 to finish on the top of the leaderboard. His final round included three birdies and three bogeys on the opening nine holes. As a result, he moved out in level-par, 73. Moreover, Mickelson made two birdies and three bogeys on the back nine to finish his round.
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What do you think about Spiranac’s confession? Share your answers in the comment section.
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