PAIGE SPIRANAC broke her silence after the United States’ Ryder Cup defeat.

And then she joined in with the hilarious ‘Colonel Sanders’ meme.

The glamorous former golfer and social media star from Colorado was gutted to see her compatriots beaten 16½-11½ by Team Europe in Rome.

And she tweeted her congratulations to Luke Donald’s men who outclassed their American opponents over the three days.

Paige, 30, wrote: “Well played Europe.

“This Ryder Cup turned out to be a great one to watch!

“Loved all the passion shown on both sides.”

There was certainly plenty of passion at Marco Simone, especially as tempers boiled over on Saturday evening between Rory McIlroy and Patrick Cantlay’s caddie Joe LaCava.

However, Europe kept their cool in the singles to get over the line and seal victory.

Tommy Fleetwood’s exceptional drive on to the 16th green helped him win the hole against Rickie Fowler.

That put him two up with two holes to play – guaranteeing him at least that crucial half to get Europe over the line.

After Fleetwood won that 16th hole, one fan darted out from among the crowds and evaded security to sprint across the green.

The grey-haired supporter – who struck a resemblance to KFC’s Colonel Sanders – then threw his hat off and jumped into the lake.

Dozens of European fans followed suit to celebrate the victory.

But quickly the memes started flowing – and Paige did not miss her moment.

She shared the viral clip of the rogue spectator and added her own witty comment to lift the spirits of the defeated Americans.

Paige quipped: “When mom says the bagel bites are ready.”

Fans loved the hilarious comment and weighed in with replies.

One said: “Got to get those bagel bites.”

Another added: “No, it’s when you say the first in the pond gets a date with me.”

Earlier in the weekend, Paige hit out at Cantlay for refusing to wear the Team USA cap amid a Ryder Cup pay row.

A reported split in the dressing room meant Cantlay and Xander Schauffele sitting away from the rest of the team – while the former did not wear the team’s headwear throughout the three days.

But Paige was unimpressed and said: “Really goes against the whole we play for pride and not money LIV narrative lol.”