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Paige Spiranac is making sure that no one is going to ruin her fun after hitting a hole-in-one on camera for a video posted on her YouTube and social media channels.
In a challenge, the golf influencer attempted to hit a hole-in-one after 50 shots - something she eventually accomplished.
She watched on as the ball rolled to the cup and then celebrated with Gavin Parker, a swing instructor there to offer her emotional support.
But after the video was posted on Twitter, many were quick to criticize her and lobbed accusations of the shot being fake.
Spiranac responded afterwards attempting to set the record straight - saying that she would be foolish to try and fake a video like this.
Paige Spiranac is defending her honor after being filmed hitting a hole-in-one on camera
But some believe that the golf glamour girl may have selectively edited her videos to fake it
'A bunch of comments calling my hole in one fake,' she wrote. 'It's real and spectacular. But jokes aside anyone in the golf industry knows our careers would be over if we ever faked a hole in one video.
'No one would ever be dumb enough to risk that. We take pride in showing genuine reactions. The good and bad.'
After people began to ask questions about the editing, Spiranac defended that as well.
'It was a hole in one challenge. We had one videographer on the tee and one by the green. Here is the full footage from the green,' she wrote.
She told Twitter users that this was her fifth hole-in-one she ever hit and her second one recorded on camera.
Spiranac once pursued a career on the LPGA Tour after finding success in the Mountain West Conference with San Diego State University during college.
But after a stint on the Cactus Tour, she wasn't able to attain that elusive LPGA Tour card.
'So many growing pains,' she said earlier this year when reflecting on her time trying to turn pro.
Spiranac responded that if she did something like that her career would be over
She says that this is the fifth time that she's recorded an ace and her second one on camera
'I was burnt out of, I wouldn't say golf, just dedicating my life to something and not really seeing the results.
'With gymnastics, it was hard because I was fighting injuries, and then with golf — golf is such an interesting sport because you can work out, eat right, practice and still not achieve your goals.
'That was something for me that I just couldn't wrap my head around.
'It also went against everything that my parents ever told me because I come from two athletes.
'They always said, "If you put the work in, and you dedicate your life to something, you will be successful." But that just wasn't happening with golf, and I was driving myself crazy because I felt like I should be achieving at a much higher level.'
She added, 'I had everything to be a world-class golfer, but I just couldn't put it together, and I didn't know why. It was driving me actually insane.'
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