PGA Tour announces field, format for Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass
PGA Tour announces field, format for Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass
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The nine-hole tournament takes place the day before the Players Championship and will be streamed on multiple platforms.
Some of the top content creators in the golf world will get to take on the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass the day before the Players Championship begins.
The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, the first of three in the season-long creator series announced in January, will be broadcast on the PGA Tour's YouTube channel and other media platforms. The competition will be nine holes and begin the afternoon of March 12 before the PGA Tour's flagship event.
The field features returning participants from the inaugural 2024 event – the Bryan Bros, Fat Perez from Bob Does Sports, Gabby Golf Girl and Roger Steele – plus new participants Grant Horvat, Kyle Berkshire, Tisha Alyn, Chris Solomon from No Laying Up and a Barstool personality who will be determined via qualifier.
The tournament will be eight holes of stroke play, beginning on the par-4 10th hole, and conclude on TPC Sawgrass Stadium Course's iconic island-green 17th, with the top-three finishers advancing to a one-hole sudden death playoff, again on the 17th.
Pairings and tee times will be announced the day before the event.
'There is arguably no better place to kick off our season-long creator series than on The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, where the iconic 17th hole represents the culmination of this first competition,' Chris Wandell, the PGA Tour's Senior Vice President of Media, said in a release. 'The PGA Tour is intently focused on delivering unique, premium content and experiences like this to our diverse and growing fanbase, all while amplifying the voices of our participating creators.'
Similar to the event in 2024 ahead of the Tour Championship, the competition will be streamed live via the PGA Tour's YouTube channel as well as GolfChannel, ESPN+ and other streaming platforms.
The inaugural Creator Classic at East Lake Golf Club generated more than 2.7 million views on YouTube and was YouTube's No. 2 trending video after the competition, which engaged nearly 60 million golf fans across all social media platforms during a four-week period.
The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass will feature live ShotLink powered by CDW scoring/data, Trackman shot tracing – including tracing via drones – and on-screen graphics. The broadcast team will consist of golf media personalities Shane Bacon and Doug Smith, Skratch's Dan Rapaport and golf content creator and influencer Paige Spiranac. Pro Shop Studios, the production company behind the Netflix hit series 'Full Swing' and 'Happy Gilmore 2,' will partner with PGA Tour Studios to run on-ground and broadcast production.
'As the strongest field in golf prepares to compete at the Players Championship, it's surreal to know that a number of golf's most recognizable content creators will walk the same fairways of TPC Sawgrass just one day prior,' Pro Shop co-founder Chad Mumm said in a release. 'We appreciate the collaboration with the PGA Tour in bringing this creator series to life at one of golf's iconic courses to entertain and inspire our fans.'
Fans should buy a Wednesday Stadium Pass if they want to attend The Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass.
The field and competition format for the final two events in the creator series, which will be contested at the Truist Championship on the Wissahickon Course at The Philadelphia Cricket Club and the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club, will be announced at a later date.
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