Internet Invitational Episode 5: Release Date & What's Next
2026-11-02 · Handicaps
Episode 5 of the 2026 Internet Invitational comes out on YouTube on Monday 9 November at 1pm ET (6pm in the UK). It's the second-to-last episode, with only the finale on Thursday 12 November to follow.
No spoilers here: we'll add the format and the results once the episode is out and you've had time to watch.
Event pageInternet Invitational 2026: every team, every match and the draftWhen Episode 5 comes out
- Monday 9 November, 1pm ET on YouTube. That's 10am on the West Coast and 6pm in the UK.
- The finale, Episode 6, follows on Thursday 12 November at the same time.
What's at stake
- A $4 million purse, four times the first Internet Invitational's.
- $1.3 million each for the four winning players.
- $500,000 for the first hole in one on each day's Reese's par 3.
Brad Dalke, last year's champion, is already out: Team Dalke went home after Day 1.
How we got here
64 golf YouTubers, athletes and entertainers were drafted into four teams of 16 at Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri. On Day 1, Team Bryan beat Team Dalke 10½ – 5½, and Team Ruffels got past Team Finch in sudden death after an 8 – 8 tie, on Big John's putt. Day 2 is Team Ruffels against Team Bryan at Buffalo Ridge: a scramble morning in Episode 3 and singles worth double points in Episode 4.
Day 1 · spoilersThe Internet Invitational 2026 So Far
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Episode 5's format and results go up here and on the event page once it's out. Then it's the finale on Thursday 12 November, where the winners are decided.
The finaleInternet Invitational 2026 Finale: Episode 6 Release Date