PAIGE SPIRANAC ranked second in 2023’s list of most popular figures in golf.

The former professional turned influencer, 30, has become a hugely well-known figure across social media.

Paige Spiranac is a hugely popular golf personalityCredit: X/@PaigeSpiranac

She has built up a mᴀssive following on social mediaCredit: Instagram
She has accumulated 3.9 million followers on Instagram and nearly one million on Twitter.

But she remains a long way behind Tiger Woods as the most searched for personality in golf.

According to Vegas Insider, 15-time major winner Woods, 47, was the most Googled name in the sport across 42 of the 50 US states in 2023.

That is despite the golf legend not playing a single event between April and November after undergoing ankle surgery.

Tiger Woods is still by far the biggest name in golfCredit: The Mega Agency
Meanwhile, Spiranac’s popularity has seen her accumulate a wealth of around £2.9m.

And she earns £9,400 per Instagram post.

Earlier this month, she hit back at trolls claiming her hole in one video had been faked.

Spiranac said: “A bunch of comments calling my hole-in-one fake. It’s real and spectacular.

“But jokes aside anyone in the golf industry knows our careers would be over if we ever faked a hole-in-one video.

“No one would ever be dumb enough to risk that. We take pride in showing genuine reactions. The good and bad.”

Spiranac teased fans in a Christmas outfit earlier this monthCredit: Instagram

She spent one year as a professional golferCredit: Instagram @_paige.renee