Ever since coming to prominence, Paige Spiranac has rightly walked on the path of success, managing to become one of the most recognized faces in the golf world. However, with good also comes bad. Walking hand in hand with her blooming fame has been a colossal bank of criticism. Something, which the 29-year-old has again, managed to gracefully deal with. However, she isn’t the only one dealing with such hatred. Facing a similar struggle as Spiranac is renowned golf reporter, Holly Sonders.

Alike Spiranac, Sonders also enjoys considerable fame in the golf world. Even though she caters to a massive fanbase, it does come at a cost. A cost, that she revealed through an example during her conversation with Spiranac in May 2020.

Walking down memory lane, Sonders appeared in an episode of Spiranac’s self-produced podcast, ‘Playing a round With Paige Renee’. During the conversation, she revealed a horrific incident she suffered during the 2015 US Open.

Holly Sonders disclosed a horrific incident to Paige Spiranac

A prominent journalist with FOX Sports back then, Sonders was interviewing the 2015 US Open champion, Jordan Spieth. Having a candid conversation with the champion, the then 33-year-old questioned him about his outfit for the coming day’s event. While the question was meant to be a light hearted one, what followed was a series of hate-filled comments.

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Recalling the incident, a terrified Sonders asserted, “‘What a dumb bimbo’. That was probably the worst day of my life, the next day.”

The incident left a lasting impact on Sonders, who further elaborated the downfalls of it. Going ahead in the conversation, she further admitted, “I remember sitting on the charter flight to the Women’s Open, watching all this come in (even by) some people who were friends of mine in the media.”

Five years since the happening, the hatred still daunted Solders, who went ahead confessing to Spiranac, “To this day, I don’t even understand. It was a joking question to Jordan, I understood … I got destroyed by that.”

The journey of shaping into a stronger self

The incident clearly had a disheartening influence on Solders. However, similar to golf beauty Spiranac, the hatred failed to pull down the star reporter, who used this incident to shape into a stronger human being. Coming towards the end, she wrapped her revelation by saying, “After that, I was like, ‘F*** it.’ If all these people I had given so much to in the world of golf are going to come down on me on that, then forget it.”

Two years since the podcast, Sonders and Spiranac continue to receive hate to date . However, carrying a powerful personality within themselves, the two have made sure to not let the hate hamper their personal, as well as professional growth. The result? As mentioned above, the two enjoy being amongst the most prominent names in the golf world.

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