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Golfer and social media influencer Paige Spiranac will have her own hot dog eating competition on the Fourth of July.
"I’m doing it. I’m really doing it," Spiranac wrote on her X account Tuesday (July 2). "Attempting to see how many hotdogs I can eat in 10 minutes again this year. What’s your guess?"
Spiranac, 31, had previously campaigned to compete in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island in the absence of banned 16-time champion Joey Chestnut and re-posted a video of herself eating six hot dogs in 10 minutes on her X account that she had previously shared on Independence Day three years prior.
Spiranac gained a massive following in recent years amid her self-promotion for "sexualizing" women's golf and has playfully made jokes at her own expense. The 31-year-old played collegiately at both the University of Arizona and San Diego State University and eventually went pro in May 2016, completing her first LPGA Qualifying Tournament, but didn't earn a card to play on the circuit, in August 2016.
Spiranac has more than 4 million followers on Instagram, 1.5 million followers on TikTok and 1 million followers on X. In April, Spiranac revealed that she started tracking her scores again and plans to document her "journey" after reigniting "that passion again."
"I played junior golf, college golf and a year professionally. After that stretch I mentally couldn’t handle playing golf and especially keeping score. I equated my score to my self worth. I know it sounds silly but competitive golf really beat me up emotionally. But I’ve found that passion again! I’ve started tracking my scores and grinding on my game. I’ll keep you posted here on my journey! This round at Austin CC I shot a 73. Such a fun track," Spiranac wrote in a post shared on her X account that included a photo of herself setting up for a tee shot.