Creator Classic

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Creator Classic
Tournament information
Location Atlanta, United States
Established2024
Course East Lake Golf Club
Organized by PGA Tour and Pro Shop Studios
Current champion
Brad Dalke

The Creator Classic is a golf tournament conducted by the PGA Tour and produced by Pro Shop Studios. It features various "Youtube golfers" and social media personalities such as Paige Spiranac and Grant Horvat. There have been four Creator Classics thus far, with more planned in the future.

Contents

History

Winners

Classic NumberLocationDateWinner(s)
1 East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta
Aug 8, 2024Luke Kwon
2 TPC at Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
Mar 12, 2025Grant Horvat
3 Philadelphia Cricket Club
Wissahickon, Philadelphia
May 7, 2025 Josh Richards/Erik Anders Lang/Brad Dalke
4 East Lake Golf Club
Atlanta
Aug 20, 2025 Brad Dalke

Tournaments

Creator Classic 1

The first Creator Classic took place on August 28, 2024 in Atlanta at East Lake Golf Club. [1] 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 Barstool Sports' Fore Play Podcast commenced the event with ceremonial tee shots. The event was sponsored by Blackstone Inc.

PlayerScore relative to par (through 8 holes, prior to playoff)Brand
Winner: Luke Kwon1-under
Wesley Bryan 2-underBryan Bros
Roger Steele1-under
Sean Walsh1-underGood Good
Brad Dalke evenGood Good
Micah Morriseven
Peter Fincheven
George Bryan IV1-overBryan Bros
Paige Spiranac 2-over
Gabby Golf Girl

(Gabby DeGasperis)

3-overGabby Golf Girl
Mason Nutt4-overBustaJack
Aimee Cho4-over
Fat Perez

(Nick Stubbe)

5-overBob Does Sports
Garrett Clark6-overGood Good
Mac Boucher7-over
Tyler Toney 10-over Dude Perfect

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. [2] The tournament featured ten "Youtube golfers." Grant Horvat was the winner of this tournament. [3] This event took place just prior to The Players Championship for 2025.

PlayerScore relative to par (through 8 holes, prior to playoff)Brand
Winner: Grant Horvat+1
George Bryan+1Bryan Bros
Chris Solomon+2
Roger Steele+3
Fat Perez+4Bob Does Sports
Kyle Berkshire+6
Tisha Alyn+6
Gabby Golf Girl

(Gabby DeGasperis)

+6Gabby Golf Girl
Wesley Bryan+6Bryan Bros
Trent Ryan+29Foreplay 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

The third Creator Classic was held on May 7, 2025 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Wissahickon, Philadelphia. [4] This tournament had a different format than the first two "Creator Classics". [4] 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:

TeamsScore 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 Hogle+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. [5] 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.

Creator Classic 4

The Creator Classic took place on August 20, 2025, at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta before the Tour Championship.

Creator Classic 4 started with a creator‑golf qualifier held at East Lake ahead of the Tour Championship. The 2025 edition was staged on July 21, 2025, as a prelude to the main Creator Classic event. The organizers announced that the winner will be revealed on August 4, 2025.

Nine creators took part in the qualifier: seven from the United States and two from Europe – Matt Fisher (Mr. Short Game), Mason Nutt, Ben Kruper, Cailyn Henderson, Snappy Gilmore, Chance Taylor, Daniel Saloner (Short Game King), Ellie Skoog (Sweden), Arnaud Serie (France). [6]

Brad Dalke won the event. [7]

References

  1. "The Creator Classic captures attention at East Lake". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  2. Prise, Kevin. "Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass: Grant Horvat wins playoff over Chris Solomon, George Bryan IV". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  3. "Creator Classic leaderboard: Full results and highlights from TPC Sawgrass". Today's Golfer. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Kelly, Todd; Jourdan, Cameron. "Creator Classic results: Dude Perfect's Tyler Toney chips in for birdie". Golfweek. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. "Creator Classic leaderboard from the Truist Championship". Today's Golfer. May 8, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  6. "The Creator Classic". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2025.
  7. Cameron, Alistair. "Good Good's Brad Dalke sweeps field for victory at Creator Classic at East Lake". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 4, 2025.