Paige Spiranac Says She Received ‘Tens of Thousands’ of Death Threats After Internet Invitational Rule Controversy

Overview

• Spiranac said the harassment in her DMs included tens of thousands of death threats and led her to consider seeking a restraining order.
• She explained she stepped away from social media to protect her mental health before addressing the incident in Instagram Stories.
• Event footage shows Spiranac pressing down long grass before Malosi Togisala’s shot, which she called an embarrassing mistake rather than a deliberate attempt to cheat.
• The YouTube tournament, produced by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports with a $1 million prize, was won by Brad Dalke, Francis Ellis and the late Cody “Beef” Franke.
• Viewers also questioned whether Togisala used a banned slope function on his rangefinder; he has said the slope was off and that his group learned of the no‑slope rule after the first hole.