A number of recognized names are teeing it up at the Barracuda Championship this week but, one of those who won’t be present is YouTube star, Grant Horvat.
Possessing 1.4 million subscribers on the platform, as well as millions on social media, Horvat was set to tee it up in the alternate PGA Tour event on Thursday but, just 48 hours before the tournament’s start, he revealed he would not feature as he wasn’t allowed to film at the competition.
Unfortunately I will not be playing in a PGA Tour event. The rules and regulations around PGA Tour tournament play will not allow us to film. The only reason I was in the position to receive an invitation like this is because of YouTube and you all watching the videos, so if I’m…July 15, 2025
First sharing the news that he was offered a sponsor’s invitation into the event during a video on his channel alongside World No.1 Scottie Scheffler, Horvat posted a tweet and video on Tuesday explaining the situation.
In the post, it read: “Unfortunately I will not be playing in a PGA Tour event. The rules and regulations around PGA Tour tournament play will not allow us to film.
“The only reason I was in the position to receive an invitation like this is because of YouTube and you all watching the videos, so if I’m going to play, we want to film it. I am hopeful that this won’t always be the case. I would be honored to play in a PGA Tour event and bring you all along in the future.”
Horvat previously participated in the BMW Charity Pro-Am on the Korn Ferry Tour in June
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You may wonder why Horvat was unable to film and post content to his channel when playing the Barracuda Championship. Well, the simple answer is media rights.
The PGA Tour has multiple television deals worldwide and, consequently, the TV partners are the ones paying for the coverage.
What’s more, the circuit owns the rights to all of its digital and archival footage and PGA Tour players do not own the media rights to their performances, which is why the Tour doesn’t allow creators to post non-sanctioned videos on social media.
One last point is that, in the PGA Tour’s Player Handbook and Regulations, specifically ‘Mobile and Electronic Device Policy for Contestants and Caddies’, it prohibits those from capturing content on…
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