Grant Horvat and PGA Tour had a disagreement on rules.
News on Grant Horvat and PGA Tour's Disagreement Emerges This Week originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
Grant Horvat has made a name for himself in the golf community by producing engaging content around the sport. He often invites celebrities to join him in golf challenges, and fans love his videos—so much so that he earned a sponsor invite to play in this week’s Barracuda Championship.
But on Tuesday, news emerged that Horvat declined to participate in the event due to a disagreement with the PGA Tour. As an influencer, he wanted to bring a crew to record content during the tournament, but they wouldn’t allow it.
"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. And basically that means I was not going to be allowed to film my round during tournament play." Horvat said in a video.
"And for me personally, doing YouTube for a living and wanting to document everything I do, and 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 with you guys," he continued.
"But I am hopeful that sometime in the future we will be able to play in a PGA TOUR event. I don't know which one it will be, maybe the Barracuda next year, and document and film," he added.
JUST IN: Grant Horvat has decided to not accept a sponsor’s invite into the Barracuda Championship this week after he was informed his film crew would not be allowed to document competition rounds.
— GOLF.com (@GOLF_com) July 15, 2025
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Fans have supported his stance on the matter. Several eminent individuals declared their support, including even Phil Mickelson.
"The thing is something like this doesn’t really benefit Grant as much as the tour benefits. So why not have some sort of clause or something in rules where the tour can allow a non-member to create content around an event? It only elevates the tour and the tournament." Bryan Bros Golf wrote on X.
Mickelson responded to that joking, "🙋♂️I’d like to take a crack at this 😂😂".
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
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