In a world where golf influencers often try to maintain flawless online images, Paige Spiranac has gone in the opposite direction—by admitting to wrecking a fellow creator’s dating chances.
During the debut episode of her new podcast The Nitty Gritty with Paige Spiranac (launched September 2, 2025), the golf star revealed how she accidentally ruined Garrett Clark’s shot at romance. Clark, the face of GM Golf, became her unintended “victim” when her wingman strategy backfired in Arizona earlier this year.
At the time, Clark was newly single and ready to mingle. Spiranac decided to help by taking over his Instagram DMs. But instead of simple greetings, she crafted long, thoughtful messages—assuming that would impress the women Clark admired. Instead, those messages were met with silence.
“I thought I was being clever, but no one responded,” Spiranac admitted. “Turns out people today just want a quick ‘hey’ or an emoji. I came in way too strong.”
For Clark, the failed experiment was a blow to his confidence. “I’ve almost never slid into anyone’s DMs,” he said. “So when those went nowhere, it really hurt.”
On air, Spiranac issued a heartfelt—and hilarious—apology: “I want to personally apologize to anyone who got a DM from Garrett that was actually from me. That was all me.”
The confession fits perfectly with Spiranac’s brand of self-deprecating humor. She’s known for being open about awkward fan encounters and embarrassing moments, which has only made her more relatable to her millions of followers.
Beyond the laughs, this story reflects a bigger shift in golf media. Instead of polished highlights, influencers like Spiranac and Clark are finding success by sharing unfiltered, human stories that resonate beyond the sport itself. With her 4+ million Instagram fans and Clark’s YouTube channel boasting more than a million subscribers, their collaboration shows how authenticity now matters more than perfection.
