Paige Spiranac busts out latest trick shot (VIDEO)

Paige Spiranac's latest trick shot showed just why she’s so popular on social media despite her limited talents on the golf course.

Here's the Instagram sensation catching a golf ball on her chest, popping it out onto the turf and knocking it onto the fairway with an iron.

What would you give to be that ball! 😳 🎥 cred - @cartbarnguys @_paige.renee #GOLFGODS #golftricks #golftrickshot #golfbabes #golf

A video posted by Golf Gods (@golf_gods) on Aug 4, 2016 at 3:24am PDT

In December Spiranac failed miserably in her professional debut, missing the cut in Dubai and finishing 101st in a 107-player field.

That prompted her to say that she would be taking a break from social media — but Spiranac couldn't resist the lure of Twitter.

And we'll never watch women's golf the same way again.

Instagram hottie Paige Spiranac flames out in pro golf debut

Paige Spiranac, the 22-year-old Internet sensation famous for her sexy poses on Instagram, looked more like Plain Jane in the her professional debut at the Dubai Ladies Masters.

Spiranac, best known for a sexy collection of selfies as well as her ability to whack balls from all different positions, shot 77-79-156 missing the cut by a mile and finishing 101st in the 107-player field.

She trailed leader Shanshan Feng (67-67-134) of China by 22 shots.

Earlier in the week, Spiranac, who was only playing in the event because of a sponsor’s exemption, faced criticism for her inclusion after some players reportedly said her bombshell looks are what got her on the desert fairways.

On that struggle🚌 (I think that's a bus emoji)

A video posted by Paige Spiranac (@_paige.renee) on Nov 19, 2015 at 5:40pm PST

The results of her LPGA debut turned Spiranac into a teary-eyed mess in post-round interviews as well as inviting skepticism on her future plans in golf: 

 “At the moment, clubs are going in the water. I think I’m going to go back home and kind of re-evaluate everything and see if golf is still in my future or not. ... I’m definitely going to not look at my phone for a while. Probably take a break from social media just to kind of, like I said, step away and kind of re-evaluate everything.”

But Spiranac did receive supports from one LPGA veteran.

Hey @PaigeSpiranac keep your chin up! No one ever said the road to success is easy; the struggles make the eventual accomplishments sweeter!

— Christina Kim (@TheChristinaKim) December 10, 2015

Maybe not as sweet as some of her trick shots.

RT if you wanna golf w/ @PaigeSpiranac.. Shooter does! LAST chance to win a round w/ her: => https://t.co/pj7lnBFiXl pic.twitter.com/r8gSKC0Yr0

— Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) November 11, 2015

Eleven-year-old girl qualifies for US Open: Report

Eleven-year-old Lucy Li has become the youngest player to qualify for the US Women's Open by winning at Half Moon Bay in California. 

Li shot rounds of 74 and 68 (you read that right) on the par-72 Old Course on Monday and will surpass Lexi Thompson as the youngest competitor in a men's or women's Open ever when she tees off at Pinehurst on June 19.

Nineteen-year-old Thompson was 12 (12 years, 4 months, 18 days) when she qualified for the 2007 event. Michelle Wie is the youngest (13) to ever make the cut at a US Women's Open.

But the little Californian with a short 200-yard drive already has a big win on her resume this year. She won the girls' 10-11 division at the inaugural Drive, Chip and Putt contest at Augusta that preceded the Masters this year. 

She beat second-place qualifier Kathleen Scavo by seven strokes at Half Moon Bay.

Golfer fires caddie during U.S. Open, swaps him for boyfriend

Women's golf ... welcome to reality TV.

In what has to be one of the most Kardashian moves ever seen in sports, golfer Jessica Korda fired her caddie during the middle of the third round of the U.S. Women's Open, and replaced him with her boyfriend, Johnny DelPrete.

DelPrete looks kind of skittish about screwing up her approach at first glance — given that a four-over stretch over her last four holes dropped her from the top five to two-over and may have prompted the switch from her first-string bag holder, Jason Gilroyed — but we understand.

"Johnny, grab the bag, let's go," Korda reportedly demanded during the caddie switch. Words Johnny has probably heard before — especially during shopping trips to the mall.

Korda, 20, said she never fired a caddie mid-round before — don't worry Jessica, you're never too old to be bratty— but they had some disagreements over the first nine, and claims she wasn't in the right mind play well.

"I care about Jason a lot," said  Korda after her round. "That's just how things happen in life."

It's fair to laugh a little, but the situation's got to be genuinely weird for Korda, whose entire family is at this U.S. Women's Open: Her 14-year-old sister, Nelly, made the cut, and their dad, 1998 Australian Open champion Petr Korda, is on her bag this week. 

Still, it sounds like someone just got gilroyed. 

Golfer and model Natalie Gulbis pulls out of LPGA tour because of malaria

Natalie Gulbis — the glamorous pro golfer known as much for her modeling photos as her game — was forced to pull out of the Florida LPGA Founders Cup because of a case of malaria she contracted during the tour's Asian swing.

The LPGA Tour and the International management Group said Wednesday that Gulbis is being treated at home in Las Vegas and is expected to be back at full strength in three weeks.

Gulbis pulled out of the HSBC Women's Champions before the second round two weeks ago in Singapore because of an illness that was later to be diagnosed as malaria.

"I am bummed to not be able to play this week's LPGA Event in Arizona and appreciate all the sweet comments on twitter from everyone," she wrote.

The 30-year-old is famous for posing for Sports Illustrated wearing nothing more than body paint.


The warm-climate disease is caused by parasites usually spread by mosquitoes and the outcome — with proper treatment — is usually good within a couple of weeks.  90% of the reported malaria cases occur in Africa.

LPGA doctors have been consulted and her prognosis is excellent.

Amateur 15-year old LPGA winner Lydia Ko must pass $300K prize to second-place finisher

Lydia Ko won the Canadian Women's Open in  Coquitlam, British Columbia on Sunday to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history and only it's fifth amateur champion.

The 15-year old South Korean-born New Zealander — already rated one of the best female golfers in the world — broke the record of 16 set by Lexi Thompson last year at the Navistar LPGA Classic in Alabama (since broken by 14-year old Brooke Henderson), and became the first amateur winner since Joanne Carter in 1969.

The good news for Ko was that she finished with a 5-under par 67 for a three stroke victory.  The bad news is Ko doesn't get to keep the $300,000 first-place prize because she is still an amateur.

The young phenom continues to play as an amateur, despite her extraordinary skills, because her goals are to finish high school, go to college and live a normal life as a teen.

Second-place finisher Inbee Park will be the beneficiary of Ko's amateur status and will take home the 300 G's — $140,000 more than she would have won for a second-place share.

"To break another record, or being in the history, it's amazing," said Ko.  "And it's always awesome to be able to play with the pros."

In January, Ko won the new South wales Open in Australia at age 14 to become the youngest player to win a professional tour event and won the U.S. Women's Amateur two weeks ago in Cleveland.

"I didn't cry after this one, but [after] that one I did cry," Ko said referring to the amateur event.  "But still, as an amateur winning one of the biggest amateur events, I feel like it was a better win — even though this one was awesome."

Ko may have missed out on cashing the $300K check— that could have bought her a lot of text books in college — but gets to keep the big, shiny trophy.