Former golfer turned content creator, Paige Spiranac, is all set to return professionally to the sport with the 2024 Creator Classic.
Spiranac is one of the 16 golf content creators chosen by the PGA Tour to participate in the tournament’s inaugural edition.
The PGA Tour in association with Blackstone has organized the Creator Classic. The tournament will be played before the Tour Championship.
It will be a nine-hole stroke-play event at the back nine of East Lake. The top 16 golf content creators will play in conditions similar to the FedEx Cup finalists.
Paige Spiranac is one of the leading golf content creators with a whopping 4 million followers on Instagram.
She had a thriving amateur career and turned professional in 2015. However, she announced her retirement from the sport a year later.
Even though her professional career didn’t pan out the way she must have expected, her retirement at the young age of 23 was a shocker. Spiranac later revealed that handling the pressure has been difficult. This started affecting her game, which prompted her to retire from golf.
After eight years, the 31-year-old is finally making her comeback. However, she may be feeling the jitters as she had a hilarious response on the PGA Tour’s latest post about the Creator Classic. The league, in collaboration with the Tour Championship, announced the list of content creators teeing off at “the big stage”. Spiranac commented under the post:
“Does the big stage allow breakfast balls or no?”
For the unversed, breakfast balls refer to a free extra shot given to a golfer on their first tee. Many golfers tend to mess up their first shot, so they are given a do-over referred to as breakfast balls in the golfing community.
The 2024 Creator Classic will take place on 28th August 2024. It will be held on the eve of the Tour Championship at East Lake, Atlanta.
Who is Paige Spiranac up against at the 2024 Creator Classic?
Paige Spiranac will be up against some tough competition at the 2024 Creator Classic. PGA Tour’s first-ever tournament for golf content creators features not only social media personalities but also experienced players.
Paige Spiranac will be joined by Wesley Bryan, who was seen at the Wyndham Championship. These two are some of the most experienced professional golfers out of the 16-player field. Tyler Tony of Dude Perfect will also be seen in action.
Here is the full field for the 2024 Creator Classic along with their awe-striking following:
Wesley Bryan: 400K
Gabby DeGasperis (Gabby Golfgirl): 147K
Brad Dalke: 1.64 million (Good Good), 72.1K (Personal Channel)
Mac Boucher: 22.9K
Tyler Toney (Dude Perfect): 60.4 million
Aimee Cho: 467K
Micah Morris: 505K
George Bryan IV: 400K
Garrett Clark: 1.64 million (Good Good), 1.2 million (Personal Channel)
Roger Steele: Host of Range Talk for Callaway Golf (166K subscribers)
Luke Kwon: 285K
Mason Nutt (BustaJack): 200K
Nick Stubbe (Fat Perez – Bob Does Sports): 832K
Paige Spiranac: 426K
Peter Finch: 658K
Sean Walsh: (1.64 million on Good Good)
While all players will get to play the first eight holes, only the top four will advance for the final hole playoff. The tournament will kickstart at 4pm ET. Viewers can enjoy it on the PGA Tour’s official YouTube channel, Peacock, ESPN+, Tubi, Roku, Xumo, Freevee, Samsung TV Plus and Pluto TV.
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Source: New York Post
