The 2026 Internet Invitational comes down to one match. Team Big John and Team FP will play 18 holes of alternate-shot match play at Payne’s Valley for the $4 million purse.
The finale premieres Thursday, Nov. 12, at 1 p.m. ET on YouTube. The winning team splits the purse, so each player takes home roughly $1.33 million.
Internet Invitational Finale Teams
Team Big John: Big John, Ryan Whitney, Salim
Team FP: Fat Perez, Riggs, Bobby Ray
All six finalists started on Team Ruffels. Dave Portnoy redrafted the final 12 players into four teams of three before the semifinal.
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Internet Invitational Finale Handicaps
Fat Perez: +2.4
Bobby Ray: +1.0
Ryan Whitney: 2.1
Riggs: 3.0
Salim: 9.8
Big John does not have an active USGA Handicap Index listed. No handicap strokes are given in any Internet Invitational match.
How Team Big John and Team FP Got Here
Team FP won the nine-hole alternate-shot semifinal at 2 over. Team Big John finished at 4 over, one shot ahead of Team Micah at 5 over, and Team Ruffels was eliminated at 7 over. See the full Episode 5 results.
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Where Is the Internet Invitational Final Played?
Payne’s Valley is the Tiger Woods design at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri. The series was filmed at Big Cedar from Aug. 10 to 17.
The winners receive the Cody “Beef” Franke Trophy, named for the 2025 champion, who died in October 2025.
