By every measure, Paige Spiranac is the definition of shiny, modern TikTok-era success. She boasts more than 11 million followers across her social media channels, a figure that outperforms every other golfer, with Tiger Woods in second place. But that was never the plan for Spiranac, who grew up dreaming of playing professional golf. In our most popular story for June, “Under the influence: How Paige Spiranac took a life she never wanted and turned it into golf’s largest social media empire,” writer Allison Glock offers a provocative, yet sympathetic examination of a serious competitive golfer who became something else. |