With sports running deep in her veins, Paige Spiranac was born in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, to a family of three. She was welcomed home by her father, Dan, her mother, Annette, and an older sister, Lexie.
Growing up, Paige fancied an interest in professional gymnastics. However, an unfortunate accident at age 12 forced her to quit her dreams off the mat and pushed her toward the course. She further pursued her interest in golf at the University of Arizona and San Diego State University from 2011 to 2015.
Paige was married to her long-term boyfriend, Steven Tinoco. Paige met her husband, a former minor league baseball player and athletic coach, in 2016, and the duo got married in 2018. But in 2022, on her podcast, Playing A Round, she revealed that she and her ex-husband are now divorced.
Paige Spiranac’s junior amateur and college golf career
In a short-lived golf career, Paige Spiranac exhibited brilliance right from a young age. She won 5 tournaments on Colorado’s junior golf circuit. Her list of records during her time in Colorado includes becoming a top-20 junior player in the world, a top-5 college recruit, a two-time West Region Player of the Year, and a first-team All-American as a member of the Future Collegians World Tour. Notably, these heroics earned her a scholarship from the University of Arizona.
As a freshman in 2011–2012, she competed in only three events and failed to make a significant mark. Following her best score of 73 that year, she moved to San Diego State soon after.
In the 2012-2013 season, she recorded a fifth-place finish at the Cal Classic, a sixth at the Mountain West Championship, and a nineteenth at the NCAA Central Regional Championships.
Her 2013-2014 season was equally flourishing, as it resulted in Second-Team All-Mountain West Honors and one top-ten finish at the Mountain West Championship. In July 2015, in a 35-hole title match, Paige Spiranac won, finishing nine strokes under par.
