Grace Charis is much more than just a model and influencer and looming social media icon. She actually loves golf, too. That much is pretty clear.
And she says she isn't just posting pictures of herself to try to become famous (though that certainly has to be among the reasons). Charis is also using her, well, "influence" to promote golf. She said it's working.
But yes, he also admitted to longing for so-called social media likes.
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"I like the edginess of having your booty and body shape showing in the golf swing, but when I first got into it, I wasn't trying to be a golfer," she told Golf Monthly. "It was more about trying to get views and be in the creator's space. I let social media dictate what I'm wearing - this outfit does well, or this outfit is not doing as well."
As for sporting scantily clad outfits on the golf course, well, Charis said she sees nothing wrong with it.
"People have certain values towards that. It's a free world, you know," she said. "Like in Europe, people go naked to the beaches all the time, so I don't really see the difference."
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Charis added that she believes her appraoh is actually bringing fans to the game, as opposed to turning them off. And you know, that would be hard to argue.
"Since going to all the tournaments, like the Open at Troon, and visiting exclusive golf clubs, I'm starting to realise that it's crazy what I'm doing, but you know, I'm not going to stop," she told Golf Monthly.
"When I first started, I don't think I had any idea it might have been seen as disrespectful to the game or turning it into something it's not. But I'd rather focus on the aspect that it's growing the game. Whether we like it or not, even though it is kind of sexualised, I'm getting a lot of people to come into the game, just watching a golf swing, so I think that's a positive in a lot of ways."
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