The Creator Classic is a golf tournament conducted by the PGA Tour. It features various "Youtube golfers" and

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personalities such as Paige Spiranac and Grant Horvat. There have been three ''Creator Classics'' thus far, with more planned in the future.

History

Winners

Tournaments

Creator Classic 1

The first ''Creator Classic'' took place on August 28, 2024 in

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. It featured 16 "creators" who are largely characterized as "Youtube golfers". The winner of the First ''Creator Classic'' was Luke Kwon. Riggs, Trent and Frankie from

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' ''Fore Play'' Podcast commenced the event with ceremonial tee shots. The event was sponsored by

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Luke Kwon beat Wesley Bryan, Sean Walsh and Roger Steele in a sudden-death playoff to win the inaugural event.

Creator Classic 2

The second ''Creator Classic'' took place on March 12, 2025 in

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at TPC at Sawgrass. The tournament featured ten "Youtube golfers." Grant Horvat was the winner of this tournament. This event took place just prior to

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for 2025. Grant Horvat, George Bryan and Chris Solomon advanced to the playoff round, with Horvat winning it in the playoffs.

Creator Classic 3

Date

The third ''Creator Classic'' was held on May 7, 2025 at the

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in Wissahickon, Philadelphia. This tournament had a different format than the first two "Creator Classics". It featured four teams of 3 "Youtube golfers," playing in an Alternate shot format. The winning trio was the team of Josh Richards, Erik Anders Lang, and Brad Dalke. This tournament took place just prior to the 2025 Truist Championship. The results were as follows: Although the trio of Marques Brownlee, Sean Walsh and Sabrina Andolpho were winning after the initial round, there was a chip-off for the other team to meet them in the playoff as all the other teams were tied at 8-over par. The team of Josh Richards, Erik Anders Lang, and Brad Dalke went on to beat the Marques Brownlee team in the sudden death playoffs, after winning the chip off against the other teams.

Future Creator Classics

There is one more ''Creator Classic'' set to take place in 2025, at

in Atlanta. The date has not yet been set.

References

{{reflist Recurring sporting events established in 2024

External links

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