Beauty queen McKenzie Graham challenging Paige Spiranac

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The golf glamour field is getting increasingly crowded.

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A 23-year-old former Miss Florida runner-up named McKenzie Graham is reportedly setting herself up to challenge the reigning queen bee, Paige Spiranac.

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So far, her 151,000 Instagram followers are a long, long way from Spiranac’s 3.6 million-strong army of followers. She is, however, gaining ground.

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She’s featured on the increasingly popular YouTube series Bombers and Bombshells. And, like Spiranac, the avid golfer incorporates sports into her daily social media output.

The pair even met at an event during Masters week, with Graham posting an image of the duo to Instagram on April 6 with the caption “Par-tee in Augusta.”

Spiranac commented, “Thank you so much for coming!” and Graham replied, “It was wonderful to meet you!”

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According to the U.K. Sun, Graham is studying law and communications and plans to graduate in 2024. She was also a runner-up in the Miss Florida USA pageant.

One fan wrote of one of her latest posts: “My jaw just dropped.”

Another added:”[heart emojis] You are absolutely beautiful.”

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Meanwhile, top dog Spiranac has fans hot and bothered with a slinky bodysuit and the offer of a date. This is par for the course for Spiranac.

Spiranac, 30, in her latest missive, poses seductively in front of a computer with indoor golf simulator X-Golf on the screen in the background.

She posted: “Date at @xgolfamerica?”

And Spiranac didn’t lack offers, including one wag who wrote: “Prefer bowling but will make an exception.”

Another wrote: “Yes, please.”

A third replied: “I’m down” and one fan called Spiranac a “dream date.”

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And it would not be a normal week with Spiranac if she didn’t take a shot at the controversial Saudi-backed upstart tour, LIV Golf. This time her target was LIV Golf commissioner Greg Norman.

In a video posted to social media, Spiranac started by reflecting on some of the great sports chokes in history. There was the Atlanta Falcons‘ 28-3 choke against New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI and the NFL’s second-largest comeback in history by Houston Oilers against the Buffalo Bills in 1993.

Then she segued to golf, mentioning Jean van de Velde’s 1999 3-stroke lead implosion on the final hole with a triple bogey at the Carnoustie Golf Links.

Next it was Norman’s turn.

“We can’t have this list without the 1996 Masters,” Spiranac joked, adding that Norman dominated the first three rounds. “Greg Norman goes to the final round with 6 shot lead ends up losing by five [to Nick Faldo].”

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