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Now the Most Followed Golfer on Instagram, Paige Spiranac’s Painful Reason Behind Quitting Her Childhood Dream Comes to Light

Published 03/28/2023, 7:07 AM EDT

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Paige Spiranac is one of the most successful social media influencers coming from the golf fraternity. The ex-golfer turned internet sensation has made millions of fans on Instagram. However, success has not been that easy for Spiranac to achieve. And she rarely speaks up about everything she has gone through to reach to where she is today. Nonetheless, the golfer recently opened up about the reason behind her quitting her childhood dream!

Paige Spiranac gets candid about her childhood struggles

Spiranac has been actively working on growing her social media ever since she found her interest in being an influencer. It has been quite some time since the former professional quit her career as a golfer. And despite her trying out everything in her might to play on the LPGA Tour, God had other plans for the golf beauty.

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However, despite her unbeatable fame on all social media platforms, Spiranac has had to face a lot in her personal life. And she recently opened up about everything she had to go through in her childhood. Hosting a small Q&A session for her fans on Instagram, the golf star received tons of questions from her followers. And when someone asked her how her life was while she was growing up, she had a pretty detailed response to it!

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“I’ve had a very unique upbringing,” she said. The former golfer revealed that she was homeschooled for a long time. And that was because she always wanted to be a professional athlete. So much so that by the age of 10, she had to spend 8 hours/day, 6 days/week in the gym!

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“I was homeschooled from fifth grade into college. I had, like, no normal social interactions with kids my own age” Spiranac said. And maybe that was the reason she had to struggle too much when she finally got into college. Describing her experience, she said, “Got to college, it was brutal for me. I was bullied. I took a long time just, like, figuring life out.”

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“Nothing in my life has been ‘normal’”, she added. Spiranac also mentioned how she had a really serious hair condition. In fact, according to her, she was bald for her entire childhood! “I was very awkward and uncomfortable,” she said. The famous golfer also stated that she had tons of other health issues including asthma! Other than her hair condition and breathing issues, Spiranac also had a lot of emotional concerns to deal with as a child.

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But despite all her struggles, the golf beauty was able to create her own career path. And she said, “I weirdly always figure it out”. Well, there has been a lot that Spiranac has been facing throughout her childhood. And even now, there are countless trolls on the internet who continue messing with her mental peace every now and then.

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Thankfully, Spiranac has made a mark in an industry where no one has been able to match her achievements. However, all her struggles definitely got in the way of her dream of becoming a successful professional golfer.

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Joydeep Singh

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Joydeep Singh is a Golf writer at EssentiallySports. Having completed his Bachelor's degree in Business Management, he possesses a writing experience of more than four years now. Having picked up on following golf for quite some time now, his favorite is the legendary Tiger Woods, whose games he just does not miss.
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Manaal Siddiqui

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