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Internet Invitational Golf Series Debuts on YouTube

Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports are streaming a $4 million golf event featuring 64 players as a YouTube series.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Golf

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Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports launched the $4 million Internet Invitational, a 64-player golf event streamed as a YouTube series, with two episodes drawing over 16 million views. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports released the Internet Invitational, a $4 million golf competition among 64 players, as a YouTube series. The first two episodes drew more than 16 million combined views.

Why it matters

The event's purse is four times last year's $1 million, signaling a significant expansion of prize money in online-produced golf. Its strong early viewership points to growing audience interest in creator-driven sports programming.

The $4 million purse is four times last year's $1 million, and each of four winners will collect $1.3 million. A $500,000 bonus goes to the first hole-in-one on each day's designated par 3, with production using 82 cameras and more than 75 crew members.

The players

Barstool Sports

Barstool Sports is a digital media company known for its sports and pop culture content, co-producing this series.

Bob Does Sports

Bob Does Sports is a golf-focused content creator that co-produced the Internet Invitational with Barstool Sports.

The details

The series features 64 players competing on the same tees without handicaps, with organizers covering production costs from sponsor funding before putting the remainder into the prize pool. Filming took place August 10-17 at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.

Timeline

  1. August 10-17: Event filmed at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri.

  2. October 26: First episode released on YouTube.

  3. November 5: Episode 4 premieres.

  4. November 12: Finale, Episode 6, premieres.

Season Trajectory

The event's purse quadrupled from last year's $1 million, marking a sharp escalation in prize money for creator-driven golf competition. Its launch as a YouTube series places it within a broader shift of sports programming from traditional broadcasters to digital platforms.

Viewers can follow the remaining episodes on YouTube, with Episode 4 premiering November 5 and the finale November 12. The $500,000 hole-in-one bonus on designated par 3s gives the series a distinct in-game stake for followers tracking the action.

The takeaway

Creator-produced golf events can attract large audiences quickly, and their growing prize purses suggest they may increasingly compete with traditional tournament formats for both viewers and talent.

What happens next

The series finale, Episode 6, premieres November 12, with Episode 4 set to premiere November 5.

Further reading

Explore more Golf coverage to see how creator-led tournaments are reshaping the sport's competitive landscape.

Source note: This article includes information reported by Sports Talk Florida - N.

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