Paige Spiranac puts Internet Invitational cheating controversy behind her with heartwarming gesture

Paige Spiranac faced numerous cheating allegations during her recent appearance at the 2025 Internet Invitational. The YouTuber was accused of interfering with the golf course during the tournament's final round. She was seen tamping down some long grass on the ninth hole to assist her partner, Malosi Togisala, which was against the rules.

When Paige Spiranac was confronted about the situation, she broke down and claimed that she did not know this rule throughout her career. The 32-year-old explained that because she never touched the ball, she didn't consider it cheating. Interestingly, to move past these cheating charges, Spiranac recently donated all of her earnings from the 2025 Internet Invitational's second day.

NUCLR Golf shared the news on X, reporting that the model chose to donate her day two skins winnings, totaling $15,000, directly to Beef's Family. The post read:

"🚨💰👱🏻‍♀️ #DONATION — Paige Spiranac, who was at the heart of one of the alleged cheating scandals during the Internet Invitational has donated all of her day-two skins winnings ($15K) directly to Beef’s family."

Barstools Francis Ellis also discussed Spiranac's donation, stating that she never wanted her name to be associated with it and that it should be transferred directly to the Beef Family. During his latest visit to the Son of a Boy Dad Podcast, Ellis said:

"She didn’t ask anyone to tell, she didn’t do that, she didn’t expect that to come out. You had to tell the Barstool payroll person how to give their money, and she just told that person ‘send it to Beef’s family.’ That’s a significant amount of money, and I’m impressed that she did that."

Apart from that, Spiranac also addressed her cheating allegations on her Instagram account, where she issued a message detailing what happened.

Paige Spiranac claims she has never been accused of cheating in her life

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Following the event, Paige Spiranac released an official statement on the incident at the 2025 Internet Invitational and how she has never been accused of cheating in her life. The model explained that she never stamped on the grass, but instead brushed it away, which was definitely not against the rules.

The YouTuber explained:

"In all of my years of playing golf, I have never been accused of cheating. I went to identify the golf ball. When I did, I pushed some grass to the side, and then a couple feet back, I pushed some grass aside. I never stomped down the grass. And I thought that high grass was like a loose impediment. If the ball didn't move, the lie didn't change, the grass didn't bend or break or get ripped out of the ground, then it was totally within the rules."

Spiranac also said that she was aware that there were numerous cameras on her and people around her, so to cheat despite that would be insane.

Edited by Hitesh Nigam