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NBC Sports
12-03-2025
- Sport
- NBC Sports
Fat Perez buries long putt at TPC Sawgrass's 17th
Fat Perez makes it look easy on the TPC Sawgrass's 17th green, nailing a long putt and hitting the Euro step celebration.
USA Today
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
How to watch the 2025 Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, which finishes on famed par-3 17th
How to watch the 2025 Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, which finishes on famed par-3 17th The Creator Classic was a huge hit last August, so much so that here in 2025, there will be three of them. The first on tap is called the "Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass" and will feature a slew of golf content creators/influencers tackling the Players Stadium Course in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, one day ahead of the 2025 Players Championship. Who's playing in the 2025 Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass? George Bryan IV Wesley Bryan Fat Perez Gabby Golf Girl Roger Steele Grant Horvat Tisha Alyn Kyle Berkshire Soly Trent Ryan What is the Creator Classic format? The competition is a nine-hole, stroke-play event. It starts on No. 10 and goes through the famed par-3 17th. The ninth and final hole of the competition will see the top three finishers return to the 17th tee for a one-hole, sudden-death playoff. What are the Creator Classic tee times? The 10 creators will go off the 10th hole at 4:15 p.m. ET, 4:27 p.m. ET and 4:39 p.m. ET. 4:15 p.m.: Kyle Berkshire, Trent Ryan, Tisha Alyn 4:27 p.m.: Roger Steele, Chris Solomon, Gabby Golf Girl 4:39 p.m.: Grant Horvat, Wesley Bryan, George Bryan, Fat Perez How to watch the Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass? The action gets underway live at 4 p.m. ET and if golf fans want options on how to watch, boy, are there options: Golf Channel ESPN+ Amazon Prime Video PGA Tour YouTube channel Pluto TV Tubi Roku Samsung TV Plus Fire TV LG Channels Xumo Play Who will be the on-air personalities covering the Creator Classic? Shane Bacon and Doug Smith will co-host the event. Skratch's Dan Rapaport and content creator Paige Spiranac will provide analysis and interviews. More: Live updates from the 2024 Creator Classic at East Lake Golf Club: Luke Kwon wins it with birdie on 18 Creator Classic telecast will use PGA Tour-level technology ShotLink, Trackman, CDW scoring and data and drones will all be utilized, just as that tech is deployed during a PGA Tour event. Pro Shop Studios, the production company behind the Netflix docuseries 'Full Swing' and the soon-to-be released movie 'Happy Gilmore 2,' is partnering with PGA Tour Studios to run 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,' Chad Mumm, co-founder of Pro Shop, 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."
USA Today
08-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
YouTube stars Fat Perez, Gabby Golf Girl and Soly set for second Content Creator Classic
YouTube stars Fat Perez, Gabby Golf Girl and Soly set for second Content Creator Classic Personalities such as Gabby GolfGirl, Fat Perez and Roger Steele will take on the Stadium Course the day before the PGA Tour's stars begin The Players Championship Show Caption Hide Caption YouTube golf personality Roger Steele says his videos share a journey YouTube has given rise to a series of golf 'content creators' who use humor, charisma and relatable goals to attract millions of viewers. The Creator Classic, featuring YouTube golf stars, will be held at TPC Sawgrass on March 12th. The event will be streamed on multiple platforms, including the PGA Tour's YouTube channel and Golf Channel. The Creator Classic aims to reach a younger and more diverse audience through engaging content from popular YouTube personalities. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Ludvig Åberg will be showing off their skills at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass this week. So will Fat Perez, Gabby Golf Girl and Soly. The day before Scheffler, McIlroy, Aberg and PGA Tour players begin The Players Championship, the Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass will be held on March 12, at 4:15 p.m. at the 10th tee of the Stadium Course. The event will be streamed on the PGA Tour's YouTube channel, Golf Channel, ESPN+ and the PGA Tour channels on Pluto TV, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Prime Video, Fire TV, Tubi, Xumo Play and LG Channel. PGA Tour Entertainment and Pro Shop Studios, which produces the Netflix series "Full Swing," are sharing production of the event. Fans at the Stadium Course can watch 10 of the most prominent YouTube golf "creators" tackle the back nine, ending with a shootout at the par-3 17th hole among the top three over the first eight holes of that side. "They've all dreamed of playing pro golf at one point," said Chad Mumm, co-founder of Pro Shop and the producer of Full Swing. "This gives them the chance to see what that feels like and to share it with their audience. And what they are very good about is bringing their audience into how they're feeling. They'll spend the next couple of weeks talking about their experience on short-form content, long-form and vlogs, and it will resonate with the average golf fan." Which translates into even more hits with the PGA Tour, Players Championship and TPC Sawgrass brands front and center to a demographic group the Tour wants to reach. "It's easy to say they've got millions of followers," said Nelson Silverio, the PGA Tour's Vice-President for Content Strategy. "But it's who those followers are that really caught our eye. Their audience, for the most part, is younger, it's a little more diverse than you typically see. And the creative engine that these people have ... it's just fascinating to see. They challenge us." Content creators bring a fresh look to golf The field of 10 creators achieved notoriety and hits from their videos on YouTube and other social media platforms for their varied and different approaches to golf. Some began doing fitness and instructional videos, such as Gabriella "Gabby" DeGasperis, who at 17 will be the youngest player in the field. Others started as an outlet during the pandemic, such as Nick "Fat Perez" Stubbe (so named for his resemblance to former PGA Tour player Pat Perez), who is one of the stars of the YouTube Channel "Bob Does Sports." Stubbe was a former accountant who began doing videos during the pandemic, which evolved into a series of comedic YouTube shows including comedian Robby Berger ("Bobby Fairways") and Joe Demare ("Joey Coldcuts") Others were known before the rapid ascension of YouTube and have serious golf chops such as the Bryan Brothers, Wesley and George. Wesley Bryan won the 2017 RBC Heritage and is a three-time Korn Ferry Tour winner, and George Bryan has played on the PGA Tour's Latin American circuit. Both were noted for their trick shots at clinics and Golf Channel's Big Break and began taking their act to YouTube. Kyle Berkshire is a three-time World Long Drive champion who is trying to become the first person to hit a 600-yard drive on a green-grass course. They will be in the field at the TPC Sawgrass, along with Roger Steele (the PA announcer for TGL matches), Chris "Soly" Solomon of No Laying Up, Grant Horvat and Tisha Alyn. Another player representing Barstool Sports will be added. First Creator Classic drew 2.7 million views How best to explain the phenomenon? While hard-core PGA Tour golf fans of an older demographic may have no idea who the Content Creators are, millions of golfers and non-golfers who watch their videos and engage with them through social media are avid fans. Last year's inaugural Creator Classic at the East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, the day before the first round of the Tour Championship, had more than 2.7 million views on YouTube, was its No. 2 trending video following the competition and engaged nearly 60 million viewers across social media platforms during a four-week period. The PGA Tour has taken note of that kind of reach and last year formed the Creator Council with 10 of the most popular YouTube stars to develop strategies for content development and fan engagement. But it's more than just getting a few buddies together to video a round of golf at a public course. Mumm said the creators strike a nerve, resonate with fans and get their attention for a variety of reasons in addition to many of them being good players: they're funny, sarcastic and creative. "A lot of people don't realize how much work it is to grow a reliable audience," Mumm said. "Most of them are good-looking people with good swings but it's a relentless climb. They've really worked at it. You have to get the camera out, set up for every swing, but you also have to be relatable, be natural." Mumm also said the creators don't need the filter of going through a TV network, with producers and technicians. "They speak directly to the audience without being mediated by anyone else," he said. "It creates more of a relationship. People get to know them." The subject of their videos are limited only by their imaginations. It's Steele trying to reach 200 mph clubhead speed, Berkshire playing a nine-hole match against Rocco Mediate or the Bryan Brothers saga of buying and trying to bring to life a golf club in South Carolina in a state of disrepair. The creators are also relatable through their background. One Creator used videos to gain confidence Take Gabby DeGasperis. When she attended a private school in North Palm Beach, she was on the golf team and helped them get to the state tournament twice. But she also was the target of bullying and eventually she began taking online classes and withdrew from school. As an outlet, she began making workout videos with golf in mind. That turned into golf instructional videos, and videos of herself playing golf (with her father Ron doing much of the behind-camera work) and on Feb. 1, 2023, she posted her first YouTube golf video and has more than 170,000 subscribers. "People see that she's authentically kind and nice and honest," Ron DeGasperis said. "It was a bold move, at 15 years old. Doing golf and putting it out there and risking a kind of cool factor ... it resonated with people." Gabby has no fear. She recently posted a video of her taking on LPGA winner Charley Hull in a match, with no handicap and another where she took on Berkshire in a one-hole match to try and prove she could beat one of the longest drivers in the world. "When I was in high school, I was isolated and bullied and I felt so poorly about myself," she said. "But I found something that I love and was passionate about, clean fun and exciting. You gain so much confidence because I was working on myself and what I love and you forget about what people say." Roger Steele said it's about chasing dreams Steele, the over-the-top announcer for TGL matches and son of a Chicago police officer who taught him to play the game, said the average golfer, while in awe of the skills of a Tiger Woods or Scottie Scheffler, can't relate. But they can play the same golf courses and they can dream, which is what Steele is trying to touch. "Everybody doing well in the creative space is filling a void," he said. "People are looking for something to resonate with. Maybe it's the personality. Maybe it's the humor. Maybe it's a creator who is documenting his quest to try to qualify for the PGA Tour. There are all kinds of voids around us and if you can find a niche, there's nothing stopping you. [The creators] democratize what golf on bigger stages looks like." Steele said a dream, big or small, touches people on an emotional level. "You would be surprised how a simple mission, taken to the golf course -- whether it's breaking 80, trying to qualify for the U.S. Open -- those simple things bring people together when you showcase it in the right way," Steele said. Steele, who had a degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois and worked for the state's transportation department, began playing more golf through business and was motivated to get better. He quickly got his handicap down to scratch and can bomb tee shots more than 300 yards. His first videos were made during the pandemic when he would tell playing partners in no uncertain terms that they were slow or needed to go back for more lessons before they came back out with him. All in good fun, he quickly added. His sarcastic, funny comments were extensions of the trash-talk he learned while playing basketball in Chicago. "It was bringing that Chicago basketball experience to the golf course," he said. "I was being candid with people, and they appreciated it, me giving them the honesty." Steele then began making videos expounding on slow play (he hates it) and rules of golf he considered silly. Lately he's posted videos going to various cities seeking out the best hustlers, such as going to Atlanta to face a player called "Big Rhino" for $10,000 per hole. Mumm said the PGA Tour recognized the combined clout the creators have on social media and the digital world. "I give them the credit for embracing this," he said. "At one point, I would not have thought we'd do this at the Tour Championship, then at The Players Championship, their marquee event. They've really leaned in and realized that here is a huge audience that's totally different, younger, more diverse, more women. They're bringing them into the tent."
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
YouTube is presenting sponsor of PGA Tour's Creator Classic Series, beginning at The Players
YouTube will be the presenting sponsor for the PGA Tour's Creator Classic Series, which will begin a three-tournament schedule on March 12 at the Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass, the day before the first round of The Players Championship. The nine-hole events, which began at the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake, features YouTube golf "content creators," who have gained in popularity with the video presentations of their love of golf and their journeys within the game. The Creator Classic at The Players will begin at 4:15 p.m. at the 10th tee of the Stadium Course, with personalities such as the Bryan Brothers, "Fat Perez" from Bob Does Sports, Gabby Golf Girl, Roger Steele, Grant Horvat, Kyle Berkshire, Tisha Alyn, Soly from No Laying Up, and a Barstool personality who will be determined via qualifier. Each Creator Classic event will be streamed on the PGA Tour's YouTube channel and several other platforms. Additional Creator Classics will be held at the Philly Cricket Club on May 7 before the Truist Championship and then at East Lake on Aug. 20, the day before the FedEx Cup Championship begins at East Lake. The Creator Classic is open to any Wednesday ticket holders at The Players. The 2024 Creator Classic featured 16 YouTube creators and had more than 2.7 million views. It was the No. 2 trending video after the competition and engaged more than 60 million viewers across all social media platforms during a four-week period. Pro Shop Studios, the entertainment division of Pro Shop and 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. In addition to the Tour's YouTube channel, the competitions will be streamed live channel on Golf Channel, ESPN+, the PGA Tour channel on Pluto TV, Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Prime Video, Fire TV, Tubi, Xumo Play and LG Channels. This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: YouTube, PGA Tour partner in three-tournament Creator Classic series
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
PGA Tour announces field, format for Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass
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. Introducing the full field for the 𝘾𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙘 @TPCSawgrass! 🤩🏌️♂️ Wesley Bryan (@WesleyBryanGolf)🏌️♂️ George Bryan (@BryanBrosGolf)🏌️♂️ Fat Perez (@FatPerez33)🏌️♀️ Gabby Golf Girl🏌️♂️ Roger Steele (@RogerSteeleJr)🏌️♂️ Grant Horvat (@GrantHorvatGolf)🏌️♀️ Tisha Alyn… — PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) February 19, 2025 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. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass: Field, format, how to watch
