The 2026 Internet Invitational Roster: Who’s Confirmed So Far?

The 2026 Internet Invitational is likely still a few months away, but while the full roster hasn’t yet been announced, we have had plenty of names already confirmed for the event. Over the past few weeks, invites have been sent out and recipients have posted videos of themselves opening them on Instagram, with a number of returning players from last year and plenty of few fresh faces confirming their invites.

Who Is Playing in the 2026 Internet Invitational?

Invitees to this year’s event have been revealed one-by-one, with videos progressively surfacing on Instagram showing the participants opening their official Internet Invitational invite, complete with the following letter:

“We are pleased to extend to you a formal invite to compete in the 2026 Internet Invitational.

This private event will once again unite a carefully curated group of the best (or best of the worst) golf content creators in the world.

As the event draws closer, important details will be provided to you. Please remember the location and dates are strictly confidential.

We look forward to bringing together all of the good, the bad, and the ugly of the internet’s top golf creators and anticipate another exceptional tournament.

Regards, 

Barstool Sports and Bob Does Sports”

Evan Thompson, Daniel Saloner (AKA Short Game King) and Hailey Ostrom were the first to kick us off, but they have since been followed by a few more newbies in Sabrina Andolpho, Bobby Ray, the self-proclaimed German Hammer Martin Borgmeier, Tyler Toney, Karol Priscilla, Cass Marie, Taco Golf, Jersey Jerry, Seb Carmichael-Brown of Big Wedge Golf, Ryan Ruffels, Marissa Wenzler, Tisha Alyn and Luke Toomey (AKA Tooms).

Earlier this year, Portnoy also confirmed a couple of names who aren’t quite as recognisable will play - at least within the golf creator realm. Mixed martial artist Justin Gaethje was confirmed under the proviso that he doesn’t beat Dave up, while former NBA player and current Barstool employee Jason Williams will also head to the as-yet undisclosed location at an as-yet undisclosed time for the event.

That gives us at least 18 fresh faces in this year’s event, but plenty of last year’s inaugural members have also confirmed they will be involved. Josh Kelley and Daltoosh will play once again, as will BustaJack duo Mason Nutt and Cole Lantz, Andrew Santino, reigning champion Brad Dalke, Peter Finch, coach Jon Gruden, Josh Richards, Micah Morris, Fat Perez, Mac Boucher, Malosi and the most (in)famous Bushnell rangefinder known to man, Rick Shiels, Luke Kwon, Joey Cold Cuts, Roger Steele, Sara Winter, DOD King, Claire Hogle and, to the chagrin of many and the delight of others, the Duke, whose video revealing his invite was about as interesting as you would expect.

If my counting ability is correct, that gives us 39 confirmed names so far, but there are plenty of others who we can safely assume will be there and make up a large portion of the remainder of the field. Without speculating on exactly who they will be, if you add in a handful of Barstool/Fore Play guys, the Bob Does Sports team, a number of the Your Golf Tour guys, we’re quickly getting towards 15+ more names.

We’ve also had a couple of rumours circulating over the past few months, but unlike the above, these names are far from set in stone. Late last year, Portnoy said that he had invited two people to the second edition of the event already; WNBA star Caitlin Clark, and Kai Trump. Allegedly both said yes, but by Dave’s own admission, “I don’t know how serious the yeses are. Whether push comes to shove and those two are available to do it, who knows.” Numerous other names have also been mentioned but not yet officially confirmed, so we’ll leave those off the list until they’re locked in.

The field size hasn’t been confirmed just yet, but while the 48 they had last year seemed like more than enough given the editorial challenge of formatting 24 individual 1v1 matches into a remotely coherent video, it appears as though we might be looking at even more players this time around. Already, we are quickly heading towards 48, and with plenty of people who will very likely play but haven’t yet shown themselves receiving their invite pack, it seems increasingly likely we’ll scoot past that number.

Last year, the field in its entirety was announced in early July, a little under four months out from when the first video was released. If they follow a similar timeline, the full field should be available soon, so check back at ytgolftalk.com or follow us on Instagram or X/Twitter for all the latest names as they come to hand.

Confirmed Names for the 2026 Internet Invitational

1. Evan Thompson

2. Daniel Saloner (Short Game King)

3. Hailey Ostrom

4. Sabrina Andolpho

5. Bobby Ray

6. Martin Borgmeier

7. Tyler Toney

8. Karol Priscilla

9. Justin Gaethje

10. Jason Williams

11. Josh Kelley

12. Daltoosh

13. Andrew Santino

14. Mason Nutt

15. Cole Lantz

16. Brad Dalke

17. Peter Finch

18. Jon Gruden

19. The Duke

20. Cass Marie

21. Josh Richards

22. Micah Morris

23. Taco Golf

24. Jersey Jerry

25. Fat Perez

26. Seb Carmichael-Brown

27. Mac Boucher

28. Ryan Ruffels

29. Marissa Wenzler

30. Malosi

31. Rick Shiels

32. Luke Kwon

33. Joey Cold Cuts

34. Roger Steele

35. Tisha Alyn

36. Sara Winter

37. DOD King

38. Claire Hogle

39. Luke Toomey (Tooms)