Creator Classic
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| establishment = 2024
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| course = Philadelphia Cricket Club
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The Creator Classic is a golf tournament conducted by the Professional Golfers' Association of America. It features various "Youtube golfers" and Social media personalities such as Paige Spiranac and Grant Horvat. There have been three Creator Classics thus far, with more planned in the future.
History
= Winners =
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|+ !Classic Number !Location !Date !Winner(s) |
| 1
|8-28-2024 |Luke Kwon |
| 2
|3-12-2025 |Grant Horvat |
| 3
|5-7-2025 |Josh Richards/Erik Anders Lang/Brad Dalke |
Tournaments
= Creator Classic 1 =
The first Creator Classic took place on August 28, 2024 in Atlanta at East Lake Golf Club.{{Cite web |last=Staff |title=The Creator Classic captures attention at East Lake - PGA TOUR |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/08/28/the-creator-classic-recap-leaderboard-east-lake-luke-kwon-garrett-clark-wesley-george-bryan-fat-perez-paige-spiranac |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=www.pgatour.com |language=en}} It featured 16 "creator" who are largely characterized as "Youtube golfers". The winner of the First Creator Classic was Luke Kwon. Riggs, Trent and Frankie from Barstool Sports<' Fore Play Podcast commenced the event with ceremonial tee shots. The event was sponsored by Blackstone Inc.
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|+ !Player !Score relative to par (through 8 holes, prior to playoff) !Brand |
| Winner: Luke Kwon
|1-under | |
| Wesley Bryan
|2-under | |
| Roger Steele
|1-under | |
| Sean Walsh
|1-under |Good Good |
| Brad Dalke
|even | |
| Micah Morris
|even | |
| Peter Finch
|even | |
| George Bryan IV
|1-over | |
| Paige Spiranac
|2-over | |
| Gabby Golf Girl
(Gabby DeGasperis) |3-over | |
| Mason Nutt
|4-over |BustaJack |
| Aimee Cho
|4-over | |
| Fat Perez
(Nick Stubbe) |5-over |Bob Does Sports |
| Garrett Clark
|6-over | |
| Mac Boucher
|7-over | |
| Tyler Toney
|10-over |
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 Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida at TPC at Sawgrass.{{Cite web |last=Prise |first=Kevin |title=Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass: Grant Horvat wins playoff over Chris Solomon, George Bryan IV - PGA TOUR |url=https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2025/03/12/creator-classic-at-tpc-sawgrass-grant-horvat-wins-playoff-over-chris-solomon-george-bryan-iv-on-eve-of-the-players |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=www.pgatour.com |language=en}} The tournament featured ten "Youtube golfers." Grant Horvat was the winner of this tournament.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Creator Classic leaderboard: Full results and highlights from TPC Sawgrass |url=https://www.todays-golfer.com/news-and-events/tour-news/creator-classic-leaderboard-tpc-sawgrass/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=Today's Golfer |language=en}} This event took place just prior to The Players Championship for 2025.
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|+ !Player !Score relative to par (through 8 holes, prior to playoff) !Brand |
| Winner: Grant Horvat
| +1 | |
| George Bryan
| +1 | |
| Chris Solomon
| +2 | |
| Roger Steele
| +3 | |
| Fat Perez
| +4 |Bob Does Sports |
| Kyle Berkshire
| +6 | |
| Tisha Alyn
| +6 | |
| Gabby Golf Girl
| +6 | |
| Wesley Bryan
| +6 | |
| Trent Ryan
| +29 |Foreplay Golf, Barstool Sports |
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 Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon, Philadelphia.{{Cite web |last=Jourdan |first=Todd Kelly and Cameron |title=Creator Classic results: Dude Perfect's Tyler Toney chips in for birdie |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2025/05/07/creator-classic-at-philly-cricket-tee-scores-updates-highlights/83448697007/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}} This tournament had a different format than the first two "Creator Classics".{{Cite web |last=Jourdan |first=Todd Kelly and Cameron |title=Creator Classic results: Dude Perfect's Tyler Toney chips in for birdie |url=https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/2025/05/07/creator-classic-at-philly-cricket-tee-scores-updates-highlights/83448697007/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Golfweek |language=en-US}} It featured four teams of 3 "Youtube golfers," playing in an Alternate shotformat. 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:
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|+ !Teams !Score relative to par (through 8 holes, prior to playoff) |
| Josh Richards/Erik Anders Lang/Brad Dalke
| +8 |
| Marques Brownlee, Sean Walsh and Sabrina Andolpho
| +3 |
| Tyler Toney, Matt Scharff, Paige Spiranac
| +8 |
| Kyle Lowry, Josh Kelley, Claire Hogel
| +8 |
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.{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Creator Classic leaderboard from the Truist Championship |url=https://www.todays-golfer.com/news-and-events/tour-news/creator-classic-leaderboard-truist-championship/ |access-date=2025-05-13 |website=Today's Golfer |language=en}} 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 East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. The date has not yet been set.
References
External links
- [https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2024/08/28/the-creator-classic-recap-leaderboard-east-lake-luke-kwon-garrett-clark-wesley-george-bryan-fat-perez-paige-spiranac Creator Classic 1]
- [https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2025/03/12/creator-classic-at-tpc-sawgrass-grant-horvat-wins-playoff-over-chris-solomon-george-bryan-iv-on-eve-of-the-players Creator Classic 2]
- [https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2025/05/07/recap-creator-classic-philly-cricket-youtube-philadelphia-cricket-club-truist-marques-brownlee-josh-richards-spiranac-dalke Creator Classic 3]