GOLF influencer Paige Spiranac broke down in tears after being accused of cheating at the Internet Invitational.
During the final match of the $1million tournament at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri, the 32-year-old appeared to press down on some long grass in a perceived attempt to improve the lie for team-mate Malosi Togisala.
Paige Spiranac broke down in tears after being accused of cheatingCredit: Reeds Rain/Rightmove
The golf influencer appeared to press down on some long grass in a perceived attempt to improve the lie for a team-mate
Peter Finch was quick to spot the effort but did not discuss it with until her team lost the round.
The social media star then responded: “I thought you could do that…
“I didn’t realise that you couldn’t do that. I didn’t think I improved… I didn’t move the ball.”
After being told that she couldn’t tamper with the grass, she became tearful and insisted: “I wasn’t trying to cheat. I would never do that.
“I just don’t want people to think that I would try to cheat.”
One of her opponents then went on to add: “We’re not pressing it. It’s all good. It’s fine. It’s not an issue.”
Spiranac, meanwhile, stepped away from the group on the last green.
She finished the tournament on the losing side, while the others split the $1m prize.
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She said: “Thank you so much for all the really kind messages. It truly means a lot to me.
“I don’t normally do this but this hate, for some reason, has just been really hitting home for me.
“I’ve struggled socially my entire life. I’ve struggled in big groups of people, making friends, keeping friends, relating to other people, reading social cues, saying the right thing at the right time. It’s just been really hard for me my entire life.
“I know that might sound weird considering what I do but I’m just not effortlessly liked. It’s just hard for me in big groups of people.”
She also said she was struggling with the idea of being unliked at the Internet Invitational.
