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‘He Ruined It for Me’: When Paige Spiranac Blamed Phil Mickelson for Destroying Her Perception on a Rising Golf Trend

Published 10/16/2022, 10:00 AM EDT

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Golf beauty, Paige Spiranac, fears no one and always chooses to speak her heart out. Even if she is upset or mad at anyone, she shares her true feelings with her fans. Two years back Spiranac was upset because of Phil Mickelson’s action. The former pro golfer was looking forward to a growing trend in golf, but she hated that Mickelson ruined it.

Spiranac took her Twitter to handle and expressed her anger, blaming Mickelson entirely and openly. But now the question arises, what made her so upset that she had to call out the former PGA Tour member in public? Let’s find out.

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Paige Spiranac blamed Phil Mickelson for ruining this trend

In June 2020, Spiranac tweeted, “Blame Phil. He ruined it for me.” It is self-evident that she was utterly disappointed in Mickelson for ruining something that she was looking forward to. But what did LIV golf member, Phil Mickelson, do?

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There was a trend where golfers started wearing joggers on the golf courses. Spiranac has always been particular about the golf course dress code. She believes in wearing whatever the heart wants and stays real. The 29 year old loved the rising trend of joggers on the golf course, but it got ruined for her. She tweeted, “After much thought, I’ve decided I’m no longer a fan of joggers on the golf course.”

The PGA Tour winner was the reason for her dislike. During the Travelers Championship in 2020, Mickelson grabbed everybody’s attention with his choice of sunglasses, and people loved it. But his next step did not receive much acceptance from the fans. He wore jogger-style golf trousers on the golf course, which got a mixed reaction. The fans did not like it much, especially Spiranac.

Spiranac comes for Mickelson

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The incident above was not the first time she took a dig at Mickelson. The former PGA tour member criticized PGA for its various aspects and backed up the rival LIV Golf. But he later issued a public apology, which, according to the internet sensation, was the worst apology. 

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Spiranac talked about it in her podcast and pointed out that his apology started with calling himself a victim. This wasn’t an appropriate apology that everyone deserved. Even though Mickelson is a huge personality and might have appointed big PR companies, the ex-golfer could not wrap her head around the fact that the PR companies approved such an apology. Because Mickelson never took any responsibility for his actions. 

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Watch this story- Despite Signing a Massive 200M LIV Contract, Phil Mickelson’s Billionaire Dreams Wont Be Fulfilled Anytime Soon: Here’s Why

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Written by:

Saumya Yashawant

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A Commerce graduate who turned her passion into her profession, Saumya is a Golf writer at Essentially Sports. Having developed the love for the sport at a very young age, she watched Tiger Woods and caught inspiration from his legacy early on. Apart from Woods, she shares great admiration for her country's players like Vishwanathan Anand and Neeraj Chopra.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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