Internet Invitational Episode 2: Results & Big John's Putt
2026-10-29 · Handicaps
Episode 2 of the 2026 Internet Invitational came out on YouTube on Thursday 29 October. It's the Day 1 afternoon at Ozarks National: eight alternate shot matches for each head-to-head, the first Gruden rule protest, and a sudden-death playoff decided by Big John's putt.
Spoiler warning: every Episode 2 result, and who went through, is below.
Event pageInternet Invitational 2026: every team, every match and the draftHow the afternoon worked
Nine more holes, this time alternate shot, one point a match and no handicaps. The pairs were picked in a matchup draft, and Dave Portnoy brought in the Gruden rule: the committee can throw out any pairing it thinks is being thrown and ask for a fair one. Going in, Team Finch led Team Ruffels 4½ – 3½ and Team Bryan led Team Dalke 6 – 2.
Episode 1 · the morningInternet Invitational Episode 1: Draft, Teams & Day 1 ResultsAfternoon: Team Ruffels v Team Finch
Team Ruffels won the afternoon 4½ – 3½, which tied the day at 8 – 8.
Three up with three to play, lost the 16th to an 8 v 9 bunker battle, then closed it out on 18
Matched Fat Perez's birdie on the 17th to close it out
Horvat holed on 18; Short Game King missed from four feet for the half
The first Gruden rule protest. Gruden holed on 17 to go one up; on 18 Ellis holed to halve the match and tie the day 8–8
Handicaps: ours today, or the event's estimate for the players we don't track. Tap a player for their profile.
Grant Horvat holed on 18 to win 1 up with Justin Gaethje after Short Game King missed from four feet for the half, Ruffels and Riggs beat Rick Shiels and Martin Borgmeier 5&4, and Luke Kwon got his revenge on Big John and Fat Perez, 2&1 with Malosi Togisala. Then came the first Gruden rule protest: Jon Gruden holed on 17 to go one up, and on 18 Francis Ellis holed to halve the match and tie the day.
The playoff: Big John's putt
At 8 – 8 it went to sudden death: alternate shot on the 18th, two players a side each hole, and nobody plays two holes in a row.
- Extra hole 1: Peter Finch and Luke Kwon against Ryan Ruffels and Micah Morris. Both pairs found the same fairway bunker and made par.
- Extra hole 2: Roger Steele and Rick Shiels against Big John and Grant Horvat. Big John drove into a bunker, Horvat splashed out close, and after Steele missed a short birdie putt, Big John holed his with his Reaper putter to send Team Ruffels through.
Afternoon: Team Bryan v Team Dalke
Team Bryan won the afternoon 4½ – 3½ and the day 10½ – 5½.
Daltoosh came in for Tooms after Team Bryan appealed the pairing
A rematch of the morning, with the same result
Sam and Claire were four minutes late to the tee and lost the 1st hole
Handicaps: ours today, or the event's estimate for the players we don't track. Tap a player for their profile.
Wesley Bryan and Bobby Fairways beat Taco and Biz 4&3 for two wins from two, and Cole Lantz and Seb Carmichael-Brown beat Garrett Clark and Sara Winter again, 3&1. Daltoosh came in for Tooms after Team Bryan appealed the pairing, and he and Keith Yandle beat PFT Commenter and Callux 5&4. Cheddy bent his putter on the 14th as he and Kyle Forgeard lost 3&2.
Who went through
| Day 1 | Result | Through |
|---|---|---|
| Team Bryan v Team Dalke | 10½ – 5½ | Team Bryan |
| Team Ruffels v Team Finch | 8 – 8, then sudden death | Team Ruffels |
Team Finch and Team Dalke, including the defending champion Brad Dalke, are out. Team Ruffels and Team Bryan went on to Day 2 at Buffalo Ridge in Episode 3.
Episode 3Internet Invitational Episode 3: Day 2 Matchups & Results
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