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Paige Spiranac, a prominent golf influencer, made a generous gesture following her performance at the Barstool Sports Internet Invitational.
Spiranac earned winnings totaling an estimated $15,000 to $16,000. Instead of collecting the five figures for himself, Spiranac decided to donate the funds to the Cody “Beef” Franke Foundation, according to Barstool’s Francis Ellis.
The charitable act came shortly after the social media personality found herself embroiled in a cheating scandal. Ellis spoke about Spiranac’s generosity during Tuesday’s edition of the “Son of a Boy Dad” podcast.
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Paige Spiranac hits a tee shot during The Creator Classic prior to the Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course) on May 7, 2025 in Flourtown, Philadelphia. (Tracy Wilcox/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
Ellis noted that the allegations of foul play that surfaced in the finale of the two-day invitational resulted in her being “looked up in the dark corridors of the Internet.”
“I found out through a little birdie that when we all cashed out our skin money from the other day, which was 15 or 16 thousand each, Paige Spiranac donated all of her skin money to Beef’s family,” Ellis said.
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Franke, who hosted Barstool’s “Fore Play” podcast, suffered an unspecified medical problem in October. He later died.
Paige Spiranac plays the 17th green during the Creator Classic at the Philly Cricket Club prior to the Truist Championship at The Philadelphia Cricket Club (Wissahickon Course) on May 7, 2025 in Flourtown Philadelphia. (Ben Jared/PGA TOUR via Getty Images)
After arriving at the ninth hole, Spiranac appeared to push tall grass into the rough. Her action apparently gave Malosi Togisala the opportunity for a cleaner and arguably easier shot.
A visibly emotional Spiranac later pushed back against claims she touched the ball. She also clarified that she did not intend to create any unfair advantage.
Paige Spiranac speaks on stage during Fanatics Fest NYC 2024 at the Jacob Javits Center on August 17, 2024 in New York City. (Roy Rochlin/Getty Images for Fanatics)
Spiranac added that she faced “tens of thousands of death threats” because of the controversy.
