Paige Spiranac brought the fire and a little drama to the opening day of the $1 million Internet Invitational at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri.
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The social media star revealed on X that her playing partner, Roger Steele, had some “unresolved beef” with fellow YouTube golfer Jake Adams, and the tension showed throughout their match.
Steele was seen mocking Adams for misreading a putt and griping about a conceded one “under his breath,” leading Spiranac to clarify what was really going on.
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“Roger and Jake Adams had unresolved beef so Roger was more fired up than normal in that match — for good reason,” Spiranac wrote Thursday night.
One fan chimed in that Steele “talked to him like a child,” calling it disrespectful. Spiranac replied, “Roger was fired up over something Jake did.”
She even drew some attention herself after cameras caught her complaining about how long Adams stood over a shot.
“I literally wasn’t (being a jackass),” she said. “I made one comment and then apologized on the green. It’s on camera. Then kept complimenting his shots.”
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Despite the friction, Spiranac and Steele came out on top, winning their nine-hole alternate-shot match to help their Orange Team advance with a 13½-10½ victory.
Steele later tried to downplay things, saying, “Jake is a homie and our beef is an old joke. It’s just how we talk when we play. I’ll hold the L on that one though.”
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The tournament, backed by Dave Portnoy and run by Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports, features 48 of YouTube’s biggest golf personalities battling for a $1 million prize.
But the Steele-Adams tension wasn’t the only headline. Influencer Luke Kwon reportedly slept through his first-round tee time, drawing Portnoy’s fury and costing his Pink Team a crucial point.
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The pre-recorded event will air over the next two weeks, and if Day 1 was any indication, Paige isn’t the only one adding spice to the fairway.
