Check out the handicap indexes of the biggest Internet Invitational stars (and scrubs)

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The second edition of Barstool Sports’ big-money Internet Invitational is almost here. The 2025 YouTube golf sensation (think ‘Real World: The Challenge’ meets ‘The Skins Game’) returns to Big Cedar Lodge on Monday, pitting 64 of the best, worst and wildest golf influencers against each in other in a three-day battle for $4 million big ones.

The beauty of the Internet Invitational is that handicaps don’t really matter. It’s all about THE TEAM. Captains will draft their squads from a wildly diverse field of 64, but come draft night, who will be the most in-demand players? And who will be plummeting down the draft boards like Brady Quinn? Our friends at the USGA dropped a big hint this weekend, compiling the handicap indexes of 37 of the biggest names we’ll be watching over the next several weeks. Read ‘em and weep, folks.

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According to USGA data, the best player in the field is, once again, Brad Dalke. Dalke was part of the winning squad in 2025 alongside Francis Ellis and Cody “Beef” Franke, who passed away unexpectedly before the series aired. Since then, Dalke has competed on the PGA Tour and DP World Tour and become a household name in golf.

Other notable names carrying plus indexes into the 2026 Internet Invitational include YouTube mega star Grant Horvat (+1.9), OG golf influencer Paige Spiranac (+2.4) and Malosi Togisala (+0.7), who found himself at the center of a cheating controversy in 2025 when he was accused of using the slope on his rangefinder. He later appeared to tamper with his rangefinder before it was inspected but has continued to deny the accusations. As valuable as the sticks are, the single-digit handicap indexers are the players who can make the biggest difference with great (or not so great) performances over the next several weeks. This includes players like former Heisman winner Johnny Manziel (1.7), 2025 breakout star and one of the best short-stature golfers on earth, Chazzy (3.2), and UFC Lightweight Champion, Justin Gaethje (7.1). Whatever you do, don’t accuse him of sandbagging.

Finally, that brings us to the weekend warriors. What this category lacks in raw skill, they make up for with being elite entertainers. Bob Does Sports’ namesake, Robby Berger, clocks in with a handicap index of 12.9, Super Bowl-winning NFL head coach and master motivator, Jon Grunden, with a 13.7 and veteran Barstool Sports personality PFT Commenter with a 17.0. There are plenty of competitors who aren’t featured in the initial USGA tally (The Duke!), so tune in Monday, Oct. 26 at 1 p.m. ET on the Fore Play Golf YouTube channel to see how the rest of the field stacks up.

This article was originally published on golfdigest.com