Internet Invitational Golf Challenge — How to Run Your Own with Friends
Barstool Sports and golf YouTuber Bob Does Sports kicked off the 2026 Internet Invitational on Oct 26 — 64 golf content creators drafted onto teams, competing through elimination rounds for a prize pool of more than $4 million. It's a massive production with a camera crew and a seven-figure budget. The team format behind it, though, is something any group of golfers could actually run themselves on a Saturday — here's how it works, and how to track it with your own crew in Fore!.
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Two captains draft the field into two teams. Each team is split into pairs, and the pairs play a morning scramble round followed by an afternoon alternate-shot round. Whichever team wins the day advances players forward; the other team is eliminated. The surviving players get new captains and repeat the draft-and-eliminate cycle, round after round, until a small handful of players are left to play for the title — and the prize money.
How to Run Your Own Version
You don't need 64 players or a camera crew to borrow the shape of it. It scales down cleanly for a group of 8, 12, or 16 golfers over a single day or weekend.
Pick two captains. Have them alternate picking the rest of the group, splitting everyone into two even teams.
Break each team into pairs. Play a 9-hole scramble in the morning — both players in a pair hit, then play the better shot.
Play a 9-hole alternate-shot round in the afternoon — partners take turns hitting the same ball.
Tally up how many of the individual pairings each team won across both rounds. The team with more wins takes the day; for a one-day version, that team wins the whole thing. For a multi-day tournament, re-draft the winning team into new pairs and repeat.
Track It With Your Group in Fore!
Open Fore! Golf Challenges and start a Shared Round with your group — everyone sees a live, synced leaderboard as scores come in, free for the whole group with no account required to join. For a tournament that runs across more than one round or day, a Fore!+ subscriber in the group can save each round to a Group and keep a running leaderboard across the whole event, so you can see who's actually leading heading into the final round, not just who won today.
Run your own Internet Invitational
Fore! is free to download, and Shared Round lets your whole group play together with a live leaderboard at no cost. Fore!+ adds running Group leaderboards across multiple rounds, unlimited custom decks, and more.
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What is the Internet Invitational?
The Internet Invitational is an annual team golf tournament produced by Barstool Sports and golf YouTuber Bob Does Sports, pitting dozens of golf content creators against each other in team-based, elimination-style matches for a multi-million dollar prize. The 2026 edition features 64 creators competing for a prize pool of over $4 million.
Who participates in the Internet Invitational?
The 2026 Internet Invitational field is 64 golf content creators, drafted onto teams by captains and competing through elimination rounds for a prize pool of more than $4 million. It is produced by Barstool Sports and golf YouTuber Bob Does Sports.
What are the rules of the Internet Invitational?
Two captains draft the field into two teams. Each team is split into pairs, and the pairs play a morning scramble round followed by an afternoon alternate-shot round. Whichever team wins the day advances players forward; the other team is eliminated. The surviving players get new captains and repeat the draft-and-eliminate cycle until a small handful are left to play for the title.
How do you run your own Internet Invitational-style tournament with friends?
Pick two captains and have them draft the rest of your group into two teams. Split each team into pairs and play a 9-hole scramble in the morning and a 9-hole alternate-shot round in the afternoon. Whichever team wins more of the individual pairings advances; the other team is eliminated. Repeat with new captains and pairings until you're down to a final match.
Is Fore! affiliated with the Internet Invitational or Barstool Sports?
No. Fore! Golf Challenges is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Barstool Sports, Bob Does Sports, or the Internet Invitational. This page is an independent guide inspired by the tournament's format.
Fore! Golf Challenges is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Barstool Sports, Bob Does Sports, or the Internet Invitational.