“So I have a really toxic love-hate relationship with the game of golf,” is what Paige Spiranac once said about leaving her professional golf career and taking a modeling and social media influencer role. While it would be wrong to question her golf skills, what’s certain is that she has made an incredible career move. With over 4 million followers on Instagram and over a million on X, she is one of golf’s most popular social media figures. But this exceptional social media presence has also made her a target of impersonation.

Spiranac has faced doppelgangers in the past and has always taken steps to spread awareness. She had to do it once again as the impersonation problem resurfaced. She shared an X post writing, “I DON’T HAVE A TELEGRAM! Please stop talking to people on there claiming to be me, a family member, or someone from my team. Thank you!” Shared on October 7, 2025, the post has already garnered over 46k views.

This is not the first time she has faced this issue. Fans could see many such warning posts on her social media handles. A few months ago, in July 2025, the glam queen of golf shared a screenshot of two fake accounts in a conversation with each other. “Fake me responding to another fake me lol I feel like they could make a black mirror episode about impersonating accounts because it’s out of control,” she wrote on the X post.

In another similar incident in 2023, she shared a screenshot of two fake accounts sparring with each other. One fake account commented, “Thank you very much 🥰.” Replying to this, the other one asked, “Hey, who do you think you are?”

These incidents clearly capture the surreal nature of today’s digital landscape. There are so many fake accounts that it can sometimes become hard for her fans to determine if a profile is fake or not. However, Spiranac has made it very clear that any account that fans find for conversation with her is a fake one. Besides her official handles on Instagram and X, she only uses the platform Passes.

“Hi just a friendly reminder I don’t have a telegram or anything like that,” she wrote in a social media post. So the only place where fans can directly engage with her is on Passes. This helps avoid what she calls unsafe situations that these doppelgangers create.

These situations are unsafe because fake account creators are using these profiles to scam people. For instance, in 2024, a fan sent her an image of Paige holding a note. However, this was an imposter who photoshopped a note in her hand in a screenshot of an old video. The imposter then sent the photoshopped image to the fan.

Recently, she also said that people try to kiss her because they think they are together. She also said that many people become angry because they have lost $100,000 by giving it to scammers who use her fake account. These situations are not only unsafe but also become scary many times.

While Spiranac has been very vocal about impersonation, many other golf celebrities have raised concerns about the same.

Golf celebrities facing impersonation problems like Paige Spiranac

Nelly Korda has faced similar troubles. Like Paige, the World No. 2 shared an update on Instagram. She said, “I’ve noticed an increase in fake accounts using my name to try to scam people. Please be assured that I will never ask any of my fans for money. Any outreach on my behalf is fake and run by scammers.”

A few months early, English golfer Charley Hull said in an Instagram post, “I will never ask for money or gift cards in exchange for meet and greets or fan club membership.”

Similarly, LPGA major champion Michelle Wie West and the ShopRite LPGA Classic winner Jennifer Kupcho also shared similar warnings.

These warnings highlight that fake account holders are trying to extort money from genuine fans. Scammers often create fake profiles that closely resemble the real ones. They use copied photos, bios, and even interact with fans in the comments to seem authentic.

Despite repeated warnings from players, many followers still fall victim, believing they are speaking with their favorite golfer.