The Internet Invitational took the YouTube golf world by storm last year. It drew controversy, late tee times, and plenty of viral moments.
It’s back for season 2, with 64 golfers, including athletes and influencers. This year features Johnny Manziel,Justin Gaethje, and Jason “white chocolate” Williams.
Some of the returning names include PFT Commenter, Paige Spiranac,and YouTube golf legend Grant Horvat. Episodes will be released every Monday and Thursday starting October 26th. The 64 influencers and creators are competing for a 4 million dollar prize pool.
People will tune in for entertaining influencers, the athletes, and competitive team golf.
Here are the tiers, ranking from entertainment to best chance to win to the worst golfers.
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Golfers with the best chance to win
You don’t win this Invitational by having the lowest score. Each player gets drafted to a team, and they compete from there. Cody “Beef” Franke, Francis Ellis, and Brad Dalk won the 2025 event.
Season 2 of the @Internetinvite is stacked with big names.
— USGA (@USGA) October 23, 2026
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- Grant Horvat: He’s one of the most popular YouTube golfers and pretty good at golf. His USGA Official Handicap Index is +1.9. It’s one of the lowest handicaps at the Invitational. He’ll be one of the first draft picks and always brings the vibes
- Sabrina Andolpho: Sabrina has the Invitational’s lowest handicap (0.4) and could be the first player drafted. She played golf at Barry University and founded Golf Girl Games. Andolpho has participated in LPGA events.
- Ryan Whitney: The Spittin’ Chiclets podcast is very good at golf and a former NHL player. He brings the chirps and vibes, and we’ll be ready to compete. Whitney never shies away from sharing his opinion, and we’ll be fired up for this Invitational.
Most Entertaining Golfers
- Johnny Manziel: The former Heisman Trophy winner makes his debut at the Internet Invitational. He won’t back down from anyone and has a handicap index of 1.7. Manziel isn’t shy about the spotlight or trash talk.
- Paige Spiranac: She has over four million Instagram followers and is probably the most well-known golf personality at the Invitational. She was caught up in a cheating controversy last year, and we’ll see if there’s more drama that follows her. Spiranac is also /quite good at golf, with a +2.4 handicap.
🚨👱🏻♀️🌾 #NEW: Paige Spiranac addresses the alleged cheating scandal at the Internet Invitational: “I would never intentionally cheat, in all of my years playing golf I have never been accused of cheating.”@PaigeSpiranac says she’s received more than 10K threats on her life. pic.twitter.com/QGp40tImfx
— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) November 25, 2025
- Justin Gaethje: Gaethje is playing in the Internet Invitational for the first time. It will be fun to watch him compete, and I don’t think people will be trash-talking him. The UFC legend will be a must-watch; see if it gets physical, because if it does, watch out.
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Worst golfers
- Joey Cold Cuts: Joey Cold Cuts is one of the least skilled golfers at this Invitational, but that’s what makes it fun. He has a Hater Series on YouTube, but he’ll probably be picked last. He’s a good hang but can sometimes be a crashout king
- John Gruden: The Super Bowl champion is one of the worst golfers at this event, but he’s the motivator/vibes guy. He gave a great speech to hype up his squad, but you won’t rely on his golf skills to win this tournament.
Jon Gruden x Johnny Football
— The Internet Invitational (@Internetinvite) October 26, 2026
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- PFT Commenter: He hosts one of the most popular sports podcasts on Barstool Sports, Pardon My Take, but has the highest handicap index at the Invitational. PFT is good for some chirps and hilarious content. He could be the last person picked in the draft.
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