YouTube golf influencer Grant Horvat explains why he boldly rejected PGA Tour event invitation

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

Horvat is one of the most popular content creators in the YouTube golf space, sporting almost 1.4 million subscribers and playing with some of the best players in the world like Scottie Scheffler, Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson, to name a few. 

He was invited to play at Tahoe Mountain Club this week for the Barracuda Championship, but he turned down the sponsor’s exemption because, as he explained, the Tour wouldn’t allow his camera crew inside the ropes to film his rounds. 

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YouTube golf personality Grant Horvat interacts with fans after the second round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD SYNNEX 2025 at Thornblade Club on June 6, 2025 in Greer, South Carolina. (Johnnie Izquierdo/Getty Images)

"The reason I will not be playing in a PGA Tour event is due to the rules and regulations around media rights and filming during tournament play of a PGA Tour event," Horvat said in a video on his YouTube page. "Basically, that means I was not going to be allowed to film my round during tournament play. 

"For me personally, doing YouTube for a living and wanting to document everything I do — this is the reason we got the invite in the first place was because of YouTube and because of the amazing experiences I get to share because of you guys."

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