As the 2026 golf year prepares to shape up, Paige Spiranac is making sure she remains part of every conversation. The internet golfer and model took to her social media on Friday and surprised fans by debuting a completely new look. As expected, thousands took notice.
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“Life update. I have bangs now,” Spiranac wrote, along with a selfie that she posted to her X account.
Sporting fresh curls and a fringe after a quiet few months online, the 32-year-old revealed the look just as the new golf season begins to take shape. The selfie, her first personal-style update after a noticeable three-month break from Instagram, shows eyebrow-skimming bangs paired with voluminous, bouncy curls styled in soft layers to frame her face. It’s a clear departure from her signature straight blonde hair, giving the image a subtle retro edge, even as she keeps things casual in a simple gray tank top and a confident smile.
Those who follow Spiranac might have guessed that such an overhaul was coming. In a recent conversation with Sports Illustrated Lifestyle, the 32-year-old said that she wants to bring changes in her self-expression. For years, the Colorado native has presented herself in a way that sits far away from her real personality. Her fans are now used to it, but Spiranac doesn’t want that.
Life update. I have bangs now pic.twitter.com/8jH5iX5A8P
— Paige Spiranac (@PaigeSpiranac) January 23, 2026
“It’s easy to kind of play a character,” she said. “But I think letting my guard down a little bit more and showing more of my personal life is something I really want to get back into.”
She further explained how, in the past few days, she’s realized that the real her has stayed hidden. She’s become less vulnerable, and that’s something she really wants to get back to. For Spiranac, that might act as one of her New Year’s resolutions, “a desire to push herself out of her comfort zone.” If that actually happens, fans might see a change in her content type, too.
This pattern of change is not new for her. Spiranac has built the foundation of her career by always reinventing herself. Like how the Internet was never supposed to be part of her career. A young Spiranac wanted to move ahead in the sport. She played collegiate golf at both the University of Arizona and San Diego State, earning All–Mountain West Conference honors during the 2012–13 and 2013–14 seasons. She later competed professionally, winning her first title on the Cactus Tour in 2016 and making an appearance at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters on the Ladies European Tour.
But when golf started taking too much space in her life, mentally, she transitioned to full-time content creation. Stepping away from full-time professional golf in 2016 became a turning point rather than an ending. Even here, we see a mix of different tastes. Sometimes she teaches golf, other times commentary, and then of course fashion. Today, she boasts a massive following of 1.1 M on X and 4 M on Instagram.
For these fans, any transformation will catch attention, like it did this time.
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“Gorgeous…” a fan wrote. Even unfamiliar users couldn’t stop admiring Paige Spiranac’s iconic look. “Don’t know who you are or why this is on my timeline. But I have no regrets. Looking good,” types one guy.
The post on X has now amassed more than 200k views with 12k+ likes. More than a thousand have commented, and a hundred more have been reshared. That’s the kind of buzz Paige Spiranac creates when she drops her picture on the Internet.
“Life update. Still in love with you,” wrote another, having a play on Spiranac’s own caption. But it also stands true after everything that happened with her last year.
From losing her dog to having fake accounts made in her name to demanding money from strangers, the 32-year-old remained in headlines. But perhaps the most controversial of it occurred at the Internet Invitational, where Spiranac was accused of cheating.
During the final round, she was caught on camera brushing grass aside in deep rough on the ninth hole, which helped a teammate get a clearer shot. With cameras rolling, the footage was shown to the opposing team, who confronted her on the green. Spiranac broke down in tears, later admitting she didn’t know the rule had been violated. Since her team lost the hole anyway, the issue was eventually dropped. Still, the fallout was severe. She received death threats and messages urging her to harm herself, prompting her to step away from social media due to the level of vitriol she was facing.
“Might as well put a frown on the Mona Lisa,” typed another fan, comparing Spiaranc’s beauty to that of Da Vinci’s painting. For Spiranac’s fans, the model is more beautiful than the woman in the world’s most famous painting.
On the same line, another said, “I like a shot of Paige on my timeline occasionally.”
For Paige Spiranac, it is not new to treat her fans with random photo dumps. Every once in a while, she comes on the internet and shares the insides of her life with a beautiful selfie. At times, she is on a golf course; other times, she’s dressed up for Halloween. And while that might have also gotten some hate, she has consistently pushed back.
“My main message is always do what you want to do, wear what you want to wear,” she told PEOPLE magazine last year. “And for me, that’s wearing things that are a little bit more sexy, more form-fitting, but also just finding your own individual style.”
As the PGA Tour swings back into action and the golf calendar fills up, Spiranac hasn’t yet weighed in on this week’s events. But with one photo, a new hairstyle, and a renewed sense of openness, she’s already found a way to make herself part of the conversation once again.
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