PGA Tour Reveals Star-Studded Creator Classic Line-Up For Truist Championship
The PGA Tour has announced the lineup for its second Creator Classic event, taking place at the Philadelphia Cricket Club before the Truist Championship on May 7th.
The event features a unique format combining golf content creators with popular YouTubers:
Format:
- Four teams of three players (one YouTuber + two golf creators per team)
- Eight holes of alternate shot gross score format
- Top two teams advance to playoff on 18th hole
Notable Participants:
- Golf Creators: Paige Spirinac, Claire Hogle, Erik Anders Lang, Sabrina Andolpho
- YouTube Stars: Tyler Toney (Dude Perfect), Josh Richards, Marques Brownlee (MKBHD), Matthew "Nadeshot" Haag
Golfer in pink swings club
The event aims to attract younger audiences to golf, following the success of the first Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass, which generated:
- 55 million users
- 90 million total impressions
- 16 million video views
The competition will be broadcast on:
- PGA Tour's YouTube Channel
- ESPN+
- Peacock
- PGA Tour Channel
Tiger Woods holding Masters trophy
Production features include Trackman drone shot tracing and ShotLink technology, produced by Pro Shop Studios, known for "Full Swing" and "Happy Gilmore 2."
The Creator Classic Series will conclude at the Tour Championship at East Lake, continuing the PGA Tour's efforts to engage with digital audiences through content creators and social media personalities.