Paige Spiranac slams critics who now 'oversexualize' themselves to build brand after years of outrage at her

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Golfer Paige Spiranac has built up an enormous following on social media with more than 3.7 million followers on Instagram and over 1.5 million on TikTok.

Spiranac was a standout golfer at San Diego State before getting into the influencer space in the sports world. She appeared on the latest episode of "Straight Fire with Jason McIntyre" and was asked about female influencers in the space and whether there was a sense of community there.

"I stick to myself. I’m very introverted. I just kind of keep my head down, do my work, and get done with it. But if any of the young girls reach out to me I am more than willing to give advice," she said.

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Former professional golfer and now social media personality, Paige Spiranac is seen presenting for Points Bet during Melbourne Racing at Flemington Racecourse on March 11, 2023, in Australia. (Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

"I think I’m a little bit more guarded because of all of the hate that I have received from women in the industry, so I’m kind of hesitant to reach out or want to collaborate because I’ve been burned in the past, but if any of them reach out I’m always willing to lend a helping hand."

Spiranac said she received some backlash from LPGA golfers when she first tried to play professionally.

"When I first got into the industry and when I was trying to play professionally a lot of the LPGA players did not like me and were very outspoken toward that, and as well as a lot of influencers who came up behind me, they were saying that they didn’t want to take the path that I was taking, they weren’t going to ‘oversexualize’ themselves,