Who Is Grant Horvat And Why Is He So Popular?

Just who is the American golf personality? What has he done in his career and why has he become such a recognisable face in the world of golf?

Grant Horvat
Grant Horvat is an increasingly famous face in the world of golf
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Grant Horvat is a 27-year-old golfing content creator with a significant online following. At time of writing, he has over 1.5 million followers on YouTube. He also has significant numbers of followers on other social media channels.

He’s an excellent golfer with a high level of technical knowledge. But he delivers that knowledge with a highly engaging and entertaining style.

Golf content creator Grant Horvat competing in the Creator Classic prior to The Players Championship

Horvat at the PGA Tour's Creator Classic prior to the Players Championship

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A key reason that Horvat has such a following is that he’s been able to collaborate with some of the biggest names in golf. He’s worked with Tiger, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy. Those names have drawn people in.

But he’s also just a very likeable and relatable character. He’s an excellent player but he is still an amateur – he does a great job of displaying the differences between the very best in the game and those of us who play golf just for “fun!”

He manages in his videos to offer a compelling blend of technical knowledge and expertise with entertainment. He might help you with how to cure a slice and then take on some crazy challenge to keep things more light-hearted.

As a young man in his late 20s, he appeals to a new generation of golfers who consume their media differently to older players who might prefer a more straight-laced approach.

Horvat is entertaining and that really answers the question of why he is so popular.

Fergus Bisset
Fergus Bisset
Contributing Editor

Fergus is Golf Monthly's resident expert on the history of the game and has written extensively on that subject. He has also worked with Golf Monthly to produce a podcast series. Called 18 Majors: The Golf History Show it offers new and in-depth perspectives on some of the most important moments in golf's long history. You can find all the details about it here.

He is a golf obsessive and 1-handicapper. Growing up in the North East of Scotland, golf runs through his veins and his passion for the sport was bolstered during his time at St Andrews university studying history. He went on to earn a post graduate diploma from the London School of Journalism. Fergus has worked for Golf Monthly since 2004 and has written two books on the game; "Great Golf Debates" together with Jezz Ellwood of Golf Monthly and the history section of "The Ultimate Golf Book" together with Neil Tappin , also of Golf Monthly.

Fergus once shanked a ball from just over Granny Clark's Wynd on the 18th of the Old Course that struck the St Andrews Golf Club and rebounded into the Valley of Sin, from where he saved par. Who says there's no golfing god?

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