“+9 for Tiger Woods is insane”; “Incredible” – Fans react to Paige Spiranac breaking down her +3.4 handicap

Paige Spiranac and Tiger Woods (Image via Getty)

Fans on social media reacted to Paige Spiranac’s explanation of the rules for calculating golfers’ handicaps by citing Tiger Woods as an example. Spiranac shared that players need to take the average of their last 20 scores, specifically picking the best eight scores from their previous 20 matches, to calculate their handicap.

Paige Spiranac also discussed the plus handicap score, noting that a + handicap is better than scratch, and a +3 score is considered good. In her post, Spiranac revealed that professional golfers don’t keep a handicap score but mentioned that someone once told her Tiger Woods’ handicap is +9. Paige Spiranac’s handicap is +3.4.

“You calculate your golf handicap by taking the average score of the best eight of your last 20 scores. Meaning you can still have some pretty shitty rounds and still be a low handicap. 4. Pros don’t keep a handicap but someone calculated Tiger at a +9 once which is insane,” Spiranac tweeted.

Fans jumped into the comments section to appreciate Spiranac for sharing valuable advice.

“Incredible. I can barely play +3 strokes on a single hole,” wrote a fan.

One fan commented on Tiger Woods’ reported handicap.

“+9 for Tiger is insane,” commented another fan.

“Single digit index is a very good golfer – plus index is incredible,” jotted another fan.

“Paige is likely to break par at most courses,” wrote a fan.

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Notably, in the last few years, Tiger Woods has limited his appearances in professional games. Since his brutal car accident in 2021, he has only played in ten tournaments. He last competed at the US Open but failed to make the cut. Tiger Woods will likely play next at The Open Championship, which is scheduled for next month.

A look into Paige Spiranac’s professional career

Paige Spiranac had an incredible journey as a professional golfer before switching to modeling. Growing up in Monument, Colorado, she initially aspired to be a gymnast. However, a knee injury led her to change her path and start playing golf.

Spiranac succeeded as an amateur, winning five events during her junior level. She played collegiate golf for the University of Arizona Wildcats and soon turned professional.

In 2015, Spiranac turned professional and played on the Cactus Tour, where she won an event by defeating Hannah O’Sullivan. She also attempted to earn an LPGA Tour card but was unsuccessful. Later, she transitioned to modeling and appeared on the cover pages of Golf Digest and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit.

Paige Spiranac currently enjoys creating golf-related videos for her social media pages. Although she does not play professionally these days, Spiranac often enjoys practicing the game and creating videos.