Hockey nut Paige Spiranac puts her passion with the Penguins

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Golf’s glamour girl Paige Spiranac is best known for her country club connections.

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But the 29-year-old influencer and podcaster revealed that her Pittsburgh-born parents instilled a deep love for the hometown Penguins and Steelers — even though she grew up in Colorado.

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Sporting a new zip-up golf ensemble, the current keeper of the Sexiest Woman Alive crown recently took to the airwaves to wax poetic on the two Steeltown teams.

The topic started out with Spiranac — who released her Christmas calendar on Tuesday — naming her golf course bucket list.

“So, of course, I have Augusta National and Pine Valley both on my list. I think everyone in the golf world would agree with me here — if you haven’t already played those beautiful golf courses,” she said. “It would be an absolute dream to play both.”

She added: “Next up we’re going to Oakmont [in western Pennsylvania]. So, both of my parents are from Pittsburgh, hence why I’m a Steelers fan, a Penguins fan. We don’t talk about the Pirates.

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“I would love to go there and play with my parents. I haven’t been back since I was a baby so I think that would be so much fun. And lastly, we have Bear Creek. I grew up across the street from this golf course and it is men only.”

Meanwhile, Spiranac wannabe, tennis influencer Rachel Stuhlmann posted on Instagram an hour after liking her idol’s calendar announcement.

Stuhlmann wrote: “Hi! It’s a great week to play some tennis (or pickleball) with your friends. Where are your favourite courts to play on?”

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She recently told the New York Post about her determination to conquer tennis’s influencer racquet.

“Paige does her thing with golf and she’s a great person to seek inspiration from, but there’s nothing like it in tennis. And so I just feel like for me, I would love to keep bringing attention to all the different tournaments I want to travel to,” she told the Post.

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“My main goals are to make the game more mainstream and relatable. So whatever aligns with that, I’ve always said yes to opportunity-wise and within the game and just keep creating content around the sport, get people excited about it, show them the different life stories around the game and in a positive way.”

She added: “I really like what she does in golf and so that’s what I’m trying to do in tennis. I feel like I’ve been inspired for a while by Paige Spiranac.”

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