Instagram – Spiranac

Cameras showed the Instagram star tampering with fescue around the golf ball on the ninth hole before Togisala played his shot (The final was a three-person alternate shot format). When confronted about it by her opponents, Spiranac didn't deny doing it, got emotional, and said she had no idea she had broken any rule. Her response was a curious one considering she was a high-level Division I golfer who has also played in plenty of pro events.

Golf glamour girl Paige Spiranac broke down in tears on Instagram after sharing some of the horrific abuse she has received from online trolls.

Paige Spiranac broke down in tears on Instagram after sharing some horrific abuse from trolls

Spiranac had taken a break from her social media for a while, but broke her silence on Tuesday with multiple Instagram stories to address the controversy.

What followed was an intense wave of online hostility. In a series of Instagram Stories, Spiranac said she received "tens of thousands of death threats" and vile messages telling her to harm herself, content so disturbing that she and her team discussed pursuing a restraining order.