Ten of golf's most well-known creators took on the challenge of TPC Sawgrass ahead of The Players Championship in the first of three Creator Classics this year on the PGA Tour, and it was YouTube star Grant Horvat who went on to win the title.
Horvat, who has 1.08m YouTube subscribers, led for much of the afternoon after birdieing the par 3 13th and he finished T1st with playing partner George Bryan at one-over after eight holes.
No Laying Up's Chris 'Soly' Solomon doubled the opener after hooking his first tee shot but closed with seven consecutive pars to edge out Roger Steele and book his spot in the playoff.
It was Horvat who triumphed after finding the green with a pitching wedge and rolling in a left-to-righter from around 15ft for the win.
Grant Horvat wins the Creator Classic 👏👏pic.twitter.com/ATc0QIyfF0March 13, 2025
"Today I proved something to myself that I can handle the nerves. In the past I kind of got so tight and tried to guide it and today I was swinging free," Horvat said.
Trent Ryan of Fore Play had the moment of the tournament at the 17th, where he made an 11 after carding a 10 on the 16th. Ryan found the island green with his fifth attempt after four water balls and eventually two-putted for the 11 and a 29-over-par total.
A saga unlike anything we've ever seen at 17, courtesy of @barstooltrent. pic.twitter.com/7dfN3BVfLnMarch 12, 2025
Fat Perez also enjoyed a memorable moment on 17 himself, with the Bob Does Sports man rolling in a 50-footer from the back of the green to finish in 5th-place.
The surprise of the day was Wesley Bryan, the 2017 RBC Heritage PGA Tour winner, who slumped to a six-over-par total for the eight holes. He missed out on the playoff by four strokes.
The next Creator Classic comes at May's Truist Championship, with the final of three events coming at East Lake in August ahead of the Tour Championship.
Creator classic Leaderboard
+1 Grant Horvat (won with birdie on playoff)
+1 George Bryan
+2 Soly
+3 Roger Steele
+4 Fat Perez
+6 Tisha Alyn
+6 Kyle Berkshire
+6 Gabby Golf Girl
+6 Wesley Bryan
+29 Trent Ryan
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STARTING SOON
Excited for the Creator Classic? The first tee time is in just five minutes' time.
There's currently over 8,500 people waiting for the live stream on YouTube and there's sure to be a packed crowd for what is going to be an entertaining event.
A REMINDER OF THE FORMAT
We've got a ten-player shootout over eight holes this afternoon at TPC Sawgrass, with the action taking place from holes 10-17.
Once all groups have finished their eight holes, the top three competitors will battle it out in a sudden-death playoff on the 17th to crown the Creator Classic trophy.
TODAY'S ORDER OF PLAY...
4.15pm ET: Kyle Berkshire, Trent Ryan, Tisha Alyn
4.27pm ET: Roger Steele, Soly, Gabby Golf Girl
4.39pm ET: Grant Horvat, Wesley Bryan, George Bryan, Fat Perez
BIG CROWDS FOR THE OPENING GROUP WHO GET US UNDERWAY
We're ready to go here and there's a huge gallery surrounding the 10th tee.
Three-time World Long Drive champion Kyle Berkshire is first to get us underway on the dogleg-left par 4.
Berkshire pulls an iron shot well left into the trees.
Barstool Sports' Trent Ryan, who made it into the field via Barstool's qualifier, slices his drive right into the trees on the other side of the fairway.
Tisha Alyn, a former collegiate and Epson Tour player, splits the fairway with a beautiful drive.
TODAY'S FORMAT
(Image credit: YouTube: PGA Tour)
JAY MONAHAN IN THE HOUSE
The PGA Tour commissioner, who held a 50+ minute press conference yesterday, is out on the 1st tee to take in the atmosphere.
TRICKY START FOR TRENT
Trent was apparently happy to just get it off the tee according to on-course reporter Paige Spiranac and he's found a bunker with his 2nd shot.
Spiranac says the 1st group were all very nervous on the 1st tee, with Alyn saying she couldn't feel her hands.
GEORGE BRYAN FAVORITE FOR THE TITLE
(Thanks to these mock odds)
We're back again with our Creator Classic Rankings ...And this time we've added (very fake and not bettable) odds!Let us explain: https://t.co/8ICO5yP04N pic.twitter.com/mWhy5OBMrfMarch 12, 2025
SECOND GROUP UNDERWAY
The big-hitting Roger Steele goes left with a fairway wood.
Soly from No Laying Up appears to hit a snap-hook left that bounces off of a tree to the joy of the crowd.
Gabby Golf Girl finds the fairway with a piped drive.
Up on the green, Kyle Berkshire has just tapped in for bogey.
ALYN ALSO BOGEYS
Tisha Alyn also bogeys the 1st, like Berkshire.
Not sure how Trent is getting on but he is also struggling for bogey... I think.
TRENT TRIPLED THE OPENING HOLE
Ouch. The Fore Play man made a seven on the opening hole and has work to do over the next seven holes to remain within touching distance.
BERKSHIRE WITH DRIVER ON 11
Wow, he went for that. The three-time World Long Drive champion carries it 347 yards (!) straight down the middle of the fairway.
CURRENTLY 45,000 VIEWERS
Big numbers on the YouTube live stream right now. Large galleries too.
Why didn't the PGA Tour do this years ago? It definitely seems like something we'll continue to see more of (there are two more Creator Classics lined up for this year)
SPIETH GIVING SOME PRE-GAME ADVICE TO TRENT RYAN:
Jordan Spieth: “hey, on 17 just club down and swing hard, you got it” pic.twitter.com/2l3LC2VC6XMarch 12, 2025
FINAL GROUP UNDERWAY
Massive gallery for this group.
Grant Horvat, who gets a huge reception from the fans, pushes his drive up the right and just misses the fairway.
Wesley Bryan, who has played in The Players twice and is of course a PGA Tour winner, pulls his drive into the bunker left.
George Bryan just misses the fairway like Grant, where the rough looks to be very thick.
Fat Perez hooks it left into the trees.
PEREZ IN TROUBLE ON THE OPENING HOLE
FP is taking a drop after hooking his drive well left. He'll bite your hand off for a bogey.
No Laying Up's Chris Solomon doubled the 1st, it has been confirmed. Roger Steele and Gabby Golf Girl both bogeyed, so nobody in the first two groups parred the opening hole.
FIGHTING TALK FROM BRYAN AND STEELE
A little banter between competitors never hurt 😂Right @RogerSteeleJr and @WesleyBryanGolf? pic.twitter.com/VyrbauGxaaMarch 12, 2025
TRENT DROPS BACK
The Fore Play member has doubled the 11th so he's now five-over-par after two holes.
KYLE BERKSHIRE'S SECOND HOLE
Shot 1: 350 yards down the middle
Shot 2: Pulled way left onto another tee box
Shot 3: Lovely wedge shot to 15ft
Shot 4: In the hole - birdie!
HORVAT ALMOST CHIPS IN
Horvat hits a stunning little chip from just off the back, left of the green that checks up and he easily taps in for par.
He and the Bryan Bros look to have started off the most confident here.
George Bryan is also in for par after a brilliant two-putt from long range.
A LOOK AT THE CROWD FOR TRENT'S OPENING DRIVE
Eternal take: if you stand here when a 15 handicap is teeing off you shouldn’t be allowed to vote pic.twitter.com/DSoq9WqrUjMarch 12, 2025
BERKSHIRE GOES FOR THE GREEN ON 12
From 360 yards... it's MILES right.
FAT PEREZ DOUBLES THE OPENING HOLE
The Bob Does Sports man made a six after hooking his first drive.
Wesley Bryan makes an opening bogey after finding the fairway bunker.
MORE TROUBLE FOR PEREZ
Fat Perez hits his second consecutive snap hook on the 11th. Could be in more danger.
Luckily for him it is a par 5 so he may be able to advance it up the fairway and make his 5.
HORVAT ON THE NERVES:
"I have never felt my heart beat that fast," Horvat says.
"I think that's the most people I've ever hit in front of. It was a great par to start out.
"It's opening my eyes to how thick the rough gets and hard they make the conditions."
PERFECT WEATHER AND BIG CROWDS OUT HERE
(Image credit: Getty Images)
BERKSHIRE ON 11
After a 354 yard drive, he has over 70 yards into the short par 4 after blocking his drive miles right. His wedge shot comes up just short.
Gabby Golf Girl taps in at 11 to start bogey-bogey.
SOLY ON 11
The No Laying Up man has holed a good 10-footer on the 11th to remain at two-over. That should settle the nerves.
TRENT SHANK
Things went a little sideways on 11 for Trent. Nothing to worry about. PSA if you’re out there, head on a swivel! pic.twitter.com/s2bN7Wx2tKMarch 12, 2025
BERKSHIRE DOUBLE
The long drive king has somehow doubled the 12th, the short par 4 that he attempted to drive. That's not ideal and drops him back to two-over.
TISHA BIRDIES 12
Superb birdie there on the short par 4 thanks to a lovely right-to-left putt that she's managed to roll in.
GABBY GOLF GIRL IS TAKING THIS SERIOUS
The 17-year-old has her dad on the bag and they are talking through every shot like a tour pro would.
She finds the fairway on 12 courtesy of another lovely drive.
COVERAGE COMING UNDER FIRE
We seem to be missing quite a lot of shots here - I think I've only seen Trent once or twice for example and plenty of shots are being missed.
X seems to be unhappy with the lack of shots and the number of on-course interviews.
Few holes on…bit rough. Just mic the creators up https://t.co/Ftony0LRu0March 12, 2025
Trying my hardest to not complain about the coverage at the Creator Classic butMarch 12, 2025
I want to tweet about how horrendous the coverage is for the Creator Classic is and then realized the jokes on me.March 12, 2025
GABBY GOLF GIRL STILL TAKING THINGS VERY SERIOUSLY...
Gabby and her dad had a long conversation over a 55 yard pitch into the 12th.
She hit a lovely shot but even the commentary picked up on how long player and caddie took in discussions there.
Tron from No Laying Up commented on her pace of play earlier...
Gabby Golf Girl’s pace of play is a *problem*March 12, 2025
TRENT'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE
I believe he's just about to double the par 3 13th and drop to eight-over-par after four holes.
He has a big smile on his face though so it's good to see he's still enjoying himself.
BERKSHIRE'S BIG MISS
Remember I said he hit it MILES right earlier on 12? This was his drive...
Juuuuuuust a bit outside for co-leader 👉 @KyleBerkshire 📺 https://t.co/LImgck1Edb pic.twitter.com/lRG3AMeZ7OMarch 12, 2025
BIG PAR SAVE ON 13
Berkshire saves par on 13 after missing the par 3 green to the left. Great putt from a good 20ft.
Soly holes another good par at 12 to stay two-over.
GABBY GOLF GIRL BOGEY ON 12
That's a poor bogey from 55 yards out as the 17-year-old three-putts from inside 15ft.
Also Trent has now dropped to 10-over-par after four holes.
TRENT IN GOOD SPIRITS
"I actually feel OK. My nerves were real heavy on the 1st tee," he tells Spiranac.
"It's a hard golf course for sure. I've got my guy Frankie here and we're getting through it."
THOUGHTS SO FAR...
I must say I am enjoying this Creator Classic. The coverage is never going to be perfect but we're starting to see more shots and the on-course interviews are entertaining. I think Frankie, on the bag for Trent, just did a Fireball shot on camera and the Fore Play duo are in great spirits.
Horvat and the Bryan bros look to be playing the best and most confident golf.
And this is certainly showing just how good the world's best golfers are. The majority of the players are all around scratch handicaps and they're certainly struggling.
Trent is, I believe, a 15-handicapper and he's 10-over after four holes so what would a regular golfer shoot at TPC Sawgrass? We're finding that out.
TRENT'S OPENING TEE SHOT...
"Fore!"
Trent Ryan, everybody. Cultural icon. 47 “fore” calls and we all agree, under the circumstances, he crushed it. I would’ve hit it 200 yards right. #creatorclassic pic.twitter.com/ibmMHda5JLMarch 12, 2025
SOLY FINDING HIS FEET
The No Laying Up podcast host rolls in another lovely putt inside 10ft and he's just gone par-par-par after that double bogey start. Good bounce back.
WESLEY BRYAN +2
The 2017 RBC Heritage champion is two-over after three holes now and has some work to do to make the top-three playoff on 17.
I'm actually very excited to see these 10 competitors take on 17 in front of large galleries - surely there's going to be a fair few water balls.
'THAT SCARED ME'
Grant Horvat just hit a nice 5-iron onto the edge of the 13th and had a chorus of "LIGHT THE CANDLE" just after impact.
"That scared me," he says as his playing partners giggle.
Dan Rapaport reports that the vibes in this final group are very good.
ANOTHER MISS FROM WESLEY
Wesley Bryan flails it out well right on 13 into the fans. Not great.
Fat Perez has just flown the green on the par 3 with a fairway wood.
TRENT NOW 10 BACK OF 2ND-LAST
The Fore Play man is now 13-over-par after 5 holes and he's 10 shots adrift of Fat Perez and Gabby Golf Girl in T8th.
HUGE HORVAT BIRDIE!
Grant Horvat holes from around 30ft from just off the fringe at the 13th! He's the first player under-par today.
BIG MOVES IN THE FINAL GROUP ON 13
Horvat now has a two-stroke lead after George Bryan makes bogey.
Wesley Bryan has just made double at the 13th to fall back to +4, while Fat Perez also falls to +4.
TISHA ALYN IN TROUBLE ON 15
I believe Alyn has hit a shot from inside the penalty area into the water so she's currently getting a ruling on where to take a drop. She's +1 at the moment but looks set to make a double bogey or worse by the looks of it.
TRENT FINDS THE GREEN
We've just seen Trent Ryan hit a golf shot for the first time in a good while and he's hit a lovely iron shot into the 15th. He and caddie Frankie are absolutely buzzing with that.
SOLY FOR ANOTHER PAR...
Chris Solomon holes another clutch par putt!
That's his fourth consecutive par and he's now in good shape to make the final playoff.
ROGER STEELE DROPS BACK
The big-hitter found water off the tee on 14 and he's just holed a beautiful downhill, left-to-righter to save double. He drops back to +4.
GRANT HORVAT'S BIRDIE ON 13...
New solo leader at the Creator Classic 😁@GrantHorvatGolf from DEEP📷 https://t.co/LImgck2c2J pic.twitter.com/L0BrJ5eAUrMarch 12, 2025
TRENT DROPS TO +16
He makes a triple at the 15th and he is now 16-over-par. Not quite sure how that happened.
A fan yells "Let's go Trent" and he duly acknowledges them with a big smile.
TISHA ALYN QUAD
I told you earlier that she had hit a ball from the penalty area into the water and she's just ended up with a quadruple bogey at the 15th.
She's gone from T2 to 9th. Ouch.
It means that Soly is now solo-3rd and inside the playoff spots.
CHRIS SOLOMON:
"I had a very, very tough start," Soly said.
"We're having fun still... All of a sudden the competition nerves are starting to flow through.
Having the time of my life."
MEANWHILE AT 17...
Alejandro Tosti has just aced the par 3 17th and jumped into the water in his final prep for tomorrow's tournament!
Stop scrolling and watch Alejandro Tosti ace the 17th at TPC Sawgrass and then jump into water... 🤣🤣pic.twitter.com/FlIQJiMh1eMarch 12, 2025
HORVAT DROPS BACK
The leader remains atop the leaderboard but only leads by one after bogeying the 14th.
Elsewhere, Trent has just hit an iron off the long par 5 16th tee to the left side of the fairway as I'm not sure he could carry the water onto the fairway. The crowd absolutely loved his effort.
He has apparently hit it 139 yards and is 195 yards back of playing partner Kyle Berkshire.
Wesley Bryan's struggles continue, with the PGA Tour winner falling to five-over.
BIG BIRDIE ON 15 FOR ROGER STEELE
He holes a superb putt from around 15ft that rolls end-over-end and drops right in the center.
Steele moves up to T4th with Kyle Berkshire.
TRENT'S SCORECARD SO FAR...
(Image credit: YouTube: PGA Tour)
TRENT'S STRUGGLES CONTINUE...
He's just pretty much had an air shot after slipping on a shot that was at the bottom of a hill.
His next shot, his fifth, lays him up nicely on the par 5 16th and he's on his way to another triple bogey.
"I thought I broke my left ankle," he said.
TRENT JUST CHUNKED IT...
He's now hit six shots (I think) on the par 5 16th...and he's taken a couple of big chunks out of the course over his last two shots.
He might be about to make a 10.
THE SCENE OF TRENT'S NEAR-AIR SHOT ON 16...
Thankfully he didn't hurt himself, as he slipped and hit his ball further into the face of the hill.
Beautiful shot here on 16. Trent swung & missed but a great scene nonetheless. Good people, iconic golf, nice day. Trent is expected to make a full recovery. pic.twitter.com/UubhTpl1YEMarch 12, 2025
GREAT PLAY FROM HORVAT
He hits a 'bleeder' down the fairway on 15, that travelled 290 yards, and he's just hit a gorgeous iron shot into around 15ft.
TRENT MAKES 10
The Fore Play man taps in for a 10 at the 16th and he falls to 21-over-par for his first seven holes.
...he has the 17th up next.
BERKSHIRE DOUBLE
The long drive champ has just made a double at the par 5 16th and he is going to drop down into 7th-place.
He looks very disappointed.
TRENT'S SHOT FROM EARLIER...
Trent from Fore Play didn't quite get this one right 😅pic.twitter.com/YrJRPRRH5cMarch 12, 2025
WHAT A SHOT FROM ROGER STEELE!
The big-hitter says "I got lucky there" but he's just found the 16th green from over 250 yards to set up an eagle chance!
A birdie will give him a great shot at making the playoff.
FIRST GROUP REACHES 17...
Kyle Berkshire stands up first in front of a huge gallery and he is the first to find the water, missing just left.
He surely won't be the last.
Tisha Alyn safely finds the green.
Trent up next...
The Fore Play man, fresh off of a 10 on 16, misses the green left by a good 15 yards. Never looked close.
TRENT ON 17...
Kyle Berkshire finds the green with his 3rd on 17 as Trent misses the green again, this time coming up short.
He's reaching for another ball.
His 5th shot misses the green by some margin to the right.
Now we're onto shot number 7.
This one goes long!
His 9th shot is now coming up and he finds the green!
ROGER STEELE BIRDIE
Steele birdies 16 as playing partner Chris Solomon fist pumps his 6th-consecutive par.
CROWD GOING WILD FOR TRENT RYAN
After his 9th shot (I think) finds the green, the crowd go wild.
If he two-putts, which is quite a big if, I think that will be an 11 to sign for a 28-over-par eight-hole total.
I must say I did enjoy that, and he is now signing autographs for fans on the way to the green.
We're sure to see a fair few viral clips on social media tonight.
STEELE AND SOLY UP NEXT
Roger Steele and No Laying Up's Soly will be up next on 17 and they're tied at +2 so it's going to be a fairly tense afair.
Horvat is up by the 16th green in two so looks set to top the standings after eight holes. I haven't seen where George Bryan is but assume he is on the way to making par or birdie at the par 5 too.
TRENT RYAN HAS STOLEN THE SHOW
Trent Ryan on 17. pic.twitter.com/yx1rVLvQmkMarch 12, 2025
SPIRANAC ON TRENT:
"That was one of the most amazing things I have ever experienced. It was like he won The Players Championship, everyone was rooting for Trent," Paige Spiranac says on the broadcast.
Trent has hit a lovely putt and looks set to finish up with a 10-11 closing two holes to end at 28-over-par.
WELL SAID...
.@BarstoolTrent wins the Creator Classic. I don't care what the leaderboard says. Give the man a trophy.March 12, 2025
WHAT WOULD AN AVERAGE GOLFER SHOOT AT TPC SAWGRASS UNDER TOURNAMENT CONDITIONS AND WITH A CROWD?
Well 15-handicapper Trent Ryan just shot 28-over for eight holes so good luck breaking 100.
HORVAT ON THE WAY TO BOGEY
Horvat was actually up by the 16th in three, and his chip has gone well past so he's surely on the way to making a bogey and dropping back to +1.
STEELE VS SOLY NOW FOR THE FINAL SPOT
Roger Steele up first on 17 and he's found the green and rolled off to the right, just past where the Sunday pin usually is.
Soly hits a beauty in there that spins back to the front of the green.
Advantage Soly, as Steele looks well in 3-putt country.
Gabby Golf Girl, who is T6th at +6, hits a gorgeous iron shot to within 8ft, just past the pin.
FINAL GROUP
Grant Horvat is in for bogey, so he's dropped to +1.
George Bryan pars and the pair are tied for the top, and surely safely through to the playoff.
Who will get the third spot? It's between Steele and Soly on the 17th green.
STEELE STRUGGLES WITH FIRST PUTT
Steele's first effort from the far right side of the green runs by a good 20ft. That was about as good as he could do but a bogey will likely see Soly through to the finale.
WESLEY BRYAN BIRDIE
The PGA Tour winner has just birdied 16 for his first of the day, and he's moved up to T6th from 9th-place.
STEELE FOR PAR...
This really is a must-make now and it comes up just short. He had the line right but it just died to the right.
Soly has two putts to make it through.
SOLY FOR BIRDIE ON 17
It just slides by but the No Laying Up man taps in for his seventh consecutive par and he's into the playoff.
A great recovery after double bogeying the 10th.
FINAL GROUP ON 17
Wesley Bryan finds the green, George Bryan just about finds dry land after spinning it back, Grant Horvat also finds the green before Fat Perez does the same. Four dry balls.
SLOW PLAY
We are a good 2-and-a-half hours into play here on the 8th and final hole. Trevor Immelman agrees with me...
Might need a shot clock for the Creator Classic.March 12, 2025
TRENT RYAN VS TPC SAWGRASS 17TH
Trent Ryan vs TPC Sawgrass' 17th pic.twitter.com/UVQhUoRgGRMarch 12, 2025
FAT PEREZ BIRDIE ON 17!
Wow!!!
The Bob Does Sports man just holed from a good 40+ft on 17 down the hill from the back of the green. Incredible.
LIVE VIEWERS UPDATE
Currently 83,000 people watching the YouTube live stream right now. Impressive.
Horvat and both Bryan Bros finish up with pars so it's Grant Horvat, George Bryan and Soly heading back to the 17th tee for the playoff.
PLAYOFF UNDERWAY
Soly is up first with a PW and he's found the green, where he'll face about 20ft down the hill from just long, right of the pin.
Grant Horvat steps up and hits a beauty to around 12ft just long and left.
George Bryan is up last, and hits it right at the flag but it spins back hard into the water. Ouch.
GEORGE BRYAN FROM THE DROP ZONE
His brother Wesley says "Hoop it George, come on."
The wedge shot ends around 25ft left of the pin and that'll be his race run.
TRENT ON HIS 11...
"It felt great. It felt really good. Usually you aren't very happy with an 11 but people were rooting me in so it was fun," he said, while telling Paige Spiranac that he only had two golf balls left.
"I thought we were gonna be here all night and run out of golf balls. We were running out of golf balls fast!"
SOLY UP FOR BIRDIE ON 17...
The No Laying Up podcast host just misses to the right and it runs a good 6ft past.
GRANT HORVAT TO WIN THE CREATOR CLASSIC...
He holes it! The YouTube star, wielding his long putter, finds the bottom of the cup with his left-to-righter and lets out a big fist pump.
Very well played.
GRANT HORVAT'S WINNING MOMENT:
Grant Horvat wins the Creator Classic 👏👏pic.twitter.com/ATc0QIyfF0March 13, 2025
