The husband of Annika Sorenstam, who’s thought to be one of many best feminine golfers of all-time, backed Paige Spiranac’s golf abilities because the 31-year-old blonde mannequin revealed she feels insecure about her skills.
Spiranac tried her hand at qualifying for the Women Skilled Golfers Affiliation Tour in 2016 however she did not earn a card to compete as she gave up on her dream as turning professional, regardless of claiming a win on the Cactus Tour.
Now she works as a coach who focuses on ending pictures inside placing vary on the course, in addition to being one of many main social media personalities in sports activities who has earned numerous endorsements due to her modelling profession.
However she’s about to select up her driver, iron, wedge and putter as soon as once more as she acquired an invite to the PGA Tour’s Creator Basic which she admitted left her feeling nervous after eight years’ out, however Sorenstam’s husband gave her an enormous thumbs up.
“Zero likelihood,” Mike McGhee stated of his odds of beating Spiranac over an 18-hole match, by way of X.com, previously Twitter. The person who married Sorenstam in 2009 additionally stated that she will play golf too as he continued to attempt to raise her up.
And he was vindicated in his choice because the Sports activities Illustrated mannequin completed two-over-par and beat seven different gamers, though she did not declare the trophy, displaying she’s nonetheless a really aggressive athlete.
“My palms had been shaking lol,” Spiranac stated of her time on the occasion in East Lake, Atlanta by way of X.com.
Spiranac hits out at haters
Regardless of failing to show professional, Spiranac’s abilities on the course are nonetheless revered by the in-the-knows of the golf world similar to McGhee or extra impressively, Bryson DeChambeau who received the US Open twice and completed second within the PGA Championship.
The world quantity 4, who performs for LIV Golf, was impressed by the mannequin’s skills throughout a Break 50 YouTube problem, but it surely’s not sufficient to silence the noise of the critics who by no means got here shut to creating it professional. However Spiranac stated the noise solely makes her stronger.
“I actually assume that even generally, though it will probably come off as criticism or hateful, I do not assume lots of people truly actually imply it in that manner,” Spiranac stated by way of social media. “I believe, in a roundabout way, they’re attempting to be useful.”
