PAIGE Spiranac revealed how her 'scary' mom almost banned her from playing golf after catching her cheating.

The social media personality, 32, was discussing the topic following the controversy surrounding Patrick Reed at the Farmers Insurance Open four years ago.

Reed, who was cleared of any wrongdoing, claimed his ball was embedded in the rough - which would have permitted him relief.

But replays showed the ball bounced before Reed picked it up and then called over a rules official.

The controversy sparked a big debate and it was no different on Spiranac's Playing-A-Round podcast in 2022.

But the topic of conversation turned to her brief golf career where she admitted to bending the rules herself.

Spiranac was a star of the amateur circuit from a young age.

After a couple of L

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