From the outside, it may seem like Paige Spiranac is a universally liked, incredibly confident golf influencer, boasting millions of followers online.
But the former college golf champion has revealed that receiving a wave of negative, hateful messages after competing on the $1-million Internet Invitational has brought up “insecurities” from her past.
Spiranac shared a recent direct message on her Instagram Story and was brought to tears while opening up about her emotional journey to stardom on the Internet.
The screenshot, shared Monday, was posted with the caption “my DMs lately.”
“I f****** hate you,” the message read. “You stupid b*** think you’re so much better than everyone at the internet invitational. Go kill yourself you stupid c***.”
Spiranac then described how messages lik

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