Overview

• Grant Horvat turned down a sponsor’s exemption to play in this week’s Barracuda Championship after the PGA Tour refused to let his independent crew film inside the ropes during tournament rounds.
• The Tour’s February policy reforms expanded rights for practice rounds and pro-ams but maintained a ban on independent filming during competitive play.
• Horvat, who has nearly 1.4 million YouTube subscribers, said he remains hopeful for a future PGA Tour invitation that would permit complete documentation of his performance.
• Former PGA Tour pro Wesley Bryan criticized the decision, expressing disappointment that the Tour would not allow Horvat’s content team to shoot his rounds.
• The Barracuda Championship, held alongside The Open in Reno, Nevada, serves as an opposite-field event featuring lower-profile players outside the major lineup.