Paige Spiranac has opened up on her stalking hell and why she was forced to change her name and delete social media accounts.
The former professional golfer turned influencer and podcaster has adopted the name Paige Renee on Instagram, amassing 3.3 million followers.
But The Sun reports she told her followers the reason she uses that name while still competing as Paige Spiranac in tournaments.
Speaking on the latest episode of her Playing-a-Round podcast, Paige explained: “I was very conflicted because I got the username Paige Renee because I was being stalked and harassed in college by these girls and so I had to delete my Instagram.
“It was really bad, they were stalking me on campus.”
When asked if it was regarding a man, the 31-year-old added: “The strength trainer at the university — I would just be in there all the time.
“I clearly had no interest in him but they thought I did. I think that’s what it ended up being, who knows.
“Then I deleted that account and went by my middle name so they couldn’t find me.
“I was really private and only posted golf videos because nobody could make fun of golf videos.
“Then when we started to grow I didn’t know whether to use Paige Renee because I play golf as Paige Spiranac. It’s just continued like that.”
