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Paige Spiranac, a prominent golf influencer, made a generous gesture following her performance at the Barstool Sports Internet Invitational.
Spiranac won winnings totaling between $15,000 and $16,000. Instead of raising the five figures for herself, 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 before 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 accusations of foul play that surfaced during the finale of the two-day invitational competition resulted in her being “beaten in the dark corridors of the Internet.”
“I found out through a little birdie that when we all got our skin money from the second 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 issue 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 grow tall grass in the rough. His action seemingly gave Malosi Togisala the opportunity to make a cleaner and arguably easier shot.
Spiranac, visibly moved, then rebuffed claims she touched the ball. She also clarified that she had no intention of creating an 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 had faced “tens of thousands of death threats” due to the controversy.
