Golf influencer Grant Horvat declines PGA Tour occasion over filming guidelines

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Golf influencer Grant Horvat turned down a sponsor’s exemption to the Barracuda Championship this week, and his reasoning revolves round his YouTube content material.

Horvat is without doubt one of the hottest content material creators within the YouTube golf house, sporting nearly 1.4 million subscribers and enjoying with a few of the finest gamers on the planet like Scottie Scheffler , Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson, to call just a few.

He was invited to play at Tahoe Mountain Membership this week for the Barracuda Championship, however he turned down the sponsor’s exemption as a result of, as he defined, the Tour wouldn’t enable his digital camera crew contained in the ropes to movie his rounds.

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YouTube golf character Grant Horvat interacts with followers after the second spherical of the BMW Charity Professional-Am introduced by TD SYNNEX 2025 at Thornblade Membership on June 6, 2025 in Greer, South Carolina. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Pictures)

"The rationale I cannot be enjoying in a PGA Tour occasion is because of the guidelines and rules round media rights and filming throughout match play of a PGA Tour occasion," Horvat mentioned in a video on his YouTube page . "Mainly, which means I used to be not going to be allowed to movie my spherical throughout match play.

"For me personally, doing YouTube for a dwelling and eager to doc all the things I do — that is the rationale we received the invite within the first place was due to YouTube and due to the wonderful experiences I get to share due to you guys."

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Horvat mentioned that he hopes he can take part in a Tour occasion sooner or later, however for now, he gained’t be enjoying with the foundations within the place.

"I'm hopeful that someday sooner or later we’ll be capable of play in a PGA Tour occasion… and doc and movie your entire factor to share with you guys as a result of I do know what I’d be feeling teeing it up in a PGA Tour occasion and boy, do I would like that on digital camera," Horvat mentioned within the video.

The PGA Tour could have seen a sponsor’s exemption for Horvat as a strategy to attain a brand new demographic. Nonetheless, Horvat stayed true to his followers, which incorporates nearly a million on Instagram, and didn’t wish to play if it concerned no cameras.

The Barracuda isn’t an everyday PGA Tour area, as The Open Championship, the ultimate main of the 12 months, is being performed in the UK this weekend as effectively. Gamers like Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and plenty of extra gained’t be accessible in California this week.

YouTube golf character Grant Horvat appears to be like on after putt shot on the eighth inexperienced through the second spherical of the BMW Charity Professional-Am introduced by TD SYNNEX 2025 at Thornblade Membership on June 6, 2025 in Greer, South Carolina. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Pictures)

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The PGA Tour has been leaning into the golf content material creator house of late, although. They'd the "Creator Basic" tournaments, which have been just like LIV Golf occasions.