Fat Perez, Riggs and Bobby Ray won the 2026 Internet Invitational and split the $4 million purse, or $1.33 million each. They are the second team to win the event.
Brad Dalke, Francis Ellis and Cody “Beef” Franke won the first edition in 2025 and split $1 million.
2026 Internet Invitational Winner
Team FP beat Team Big John (Big John, Ryan Whitney and Salim) in the final, closing out the match on the 15th hole. The final was 18 holes of alternate-shot match play at Payne’s Valley under the finale format.
The finale aired Nov. 12 on YouTube. The 2026 purse was four times the 2025 purse.
2025 Internet Invitational Winner
Team Dalke beat Paige Spiranac, Frankie Borrelli and Malosi Togisala in the 2025 final. Each winner took home about $333,333 of the $1 million purse.
The first edition had 48 players, mostly YouTube golfers, at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri. Robby “Bob” Berger and Riggs captained the two opening teams of 24.
The 2025 final had two cheating controversies. Peter Finch raised that Spiranac pressed down fescue to improve Togisala’s lie on the ninth hole, and Ryan Whitney asked Togisala on the 10th whether he was using the slope function on his rangefinder.
Spiranac’s team lost the ninth hole, and no further action was taken. Togisala denied using slope, and his team was allowed to continue.
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Internet Invitational Winners by Year
2026: Fat Perez, Riggs, Bobby Ray ($4 million purse)
2025: Brad Dalke, Francis Ellis, Cody “Beef” Franke ($1 million purse)
Franke died on Oct. 25, 2025, at 31. Barstool and the Fore Play podcast helped set up a scholarship fund in his name for golf management at his alma mater, Ferris State University.
