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USA Today
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- USA Today
YouTube golf star Grant Horvat is backing out of his PGA Tour debut. How come?
YouTube golf star Grant Horvat will no longer make his PGA Tour debut at the Barracuda Championship after a dispute over his ability to film the competition. Horvat received a sponsor's invitation in April to compete in the California tournament, which will run opposite the Open Championship in Northern Ireland this weekend. He released a statement to social media on July 15 stating that he declined the invitation because he could not film the round and publish it to his YouTube account, which has 1.38 million subscribers and regularly draws more than a million views per video. "Unfortunately I will not be playing in a PGA Tour event. The rules and regulations around PGA Tour tournament play will not allow us to film," Horvat said. "The only reason I was in the position to receive an invitation like this is because of YouTube and you all watching the videos, so if I'm going to play, we want film it. "I am hopeful that this won't always be the case. I would be honored to play in a PGA Tour event and bring you all along in the future. Huge thank you to the Barracuda for the invite and belief in YouTube golf. More: How Grant Horvat fared in pro tournament at Jupiter's Abacoa Golf Club Horvat's decision to reject the sponsor's invitation has proven controversial, particularly since it goes against advice given to him by Scottie Scheffler, the world's No. 1 golfer. The pair played a round together for a video that was published on May 6 via Horvat's channel. Scheffler encouraged the YouTuber, who was wrestling with the decision, to play because he'd earned the chance and would ultimately help the Barracuda Championship. "It's an opposite-field event that needs the exposure," Scheffler said in the video. "There's a reason they're giving you the spot. Personally, I wouldn't hesitate to take it if I were you." The initial decision to invite Horvat to play the Barracuda Championship also drew scrutiny as it came within days of the PGA Tour's banning of longtime pro Wesley Bryan over his involvement in a YouTube video with LIV Golf. Where did Grant Horvat go to college, high school? Horvat, 26, moved from Michigan to Florida shortly before his 15th birthday and joined the South Fork High golf team ahead of his sophomore year. He was a first-team All-Area selection in 2015 and 2016. The son of a PGA professional, Horvat played collegiate golf at Palm Beach Atlantic from 2017-21 before moving into content creation as a full-time endeavor. He has since recorded golf videos with top professionals like Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Thomas, John Daly and many more. Horvat, an amateur, won the PGA Tour's Creator Classic at TPC Sawgrass in March in the days prior to The 2025 Players Championship. He has also played in minor professional events in South Florida on the Minor League Golf Tour. Horvat shot 72 and tied for 25th in an event at Jupiter's Abacoa Golf Club on March 18, taking home $140 for the finish. In January 2025, Horvat signed a deal with Finnish brand Takomo Golf to become a company shareholder. Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post. He can be reached at ejwallace@
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
News on Grant Horvat and PGA Tour's Disagreement Emerges This Week
News on Grant Horvat and PGA Tour's Disagreement Emerges This Week originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Grant Horvat has made a name for himself in the golf community by producing engaging content around the sport. He often invites celebrities to join him in golf challenges, and fans love his videos—so much so that he earned a sponsor invite to play in this week's Barracuda Championship. Advertisement But on Tuesday, news emerged that Horvat declined to participate in the event due to a disagreement with the PGA Tour. As an influencer, he wanted to bring a crew to record content during the tournament, but they wouldn't allow it. "I will not be playing in a PGA TOUR event is due to the rules and regulations around media rights and filming during tournament play of a PGA TOUR event. And basically that means I was not going to be allowed to film my round during tournament play." Horvat said in a video. Grant Horvat, a YouTube influencer and former member of the Palm Beach Atlantic University golf team.© DAMON HIGGINS/THE PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS / USA TODAY NETWORK "And for me personally, doing YouTube for a living and wanting to document everything I do, and this is the reason we got the invite in the first place, was because of YouTube and because of the amazing experiences I get to share with you guys," he continued. Advertisement "But I am hopeful that sometime in the future we will be able to play in a PGA TOUR event. I don't know which one it will be, maybe the Barracuda next year, and document and film," he added. Fans have supported his stance on the matter. Several eminent individuals declared their support, including even Phil Mickelson. "The thing is something like this doesn't really benefit Grant as much as the tour benefits. So why not have some sort of clause or something in rules where the tour can allow a non-member to create content around an event? It only elevates the tour and the tournament." Bryan Bros Golf wrote on X. Advertisement Mickelson responded to that joking, "🙋♂️I'd like to take a crack at this 😂😂". Related: PGA Tour Makes Scottie Scheffler Announcement Before Open Championship This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 15, 2025, where it first appeared.
The Irish Sun
06-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
YouTube megastar Grant Horvat jets into Ireland ahead of Open Championship at Royal Portrush
YOUTUBE sensation Grant Horvat has jetted into the Emerald Isle ahead of the 2025 Open Championship at Royal Portush. The 26-year-old American golf star and 2 Youtube megastar Grant Horvat jetted into Ireland to film content ahead of the Open Credit: x @GrantHorvatGolf 2 Horvat also said that he'd be filming his 'no cut' series at The Open venue of Royal Portrush Known for his engaging golf challenges and tutorials, Horvat boasts over 1 million YouTube subscribers, with over 900K followers on Instagram. Horvat is set to film exclusive content and course walkthroughs for his channels. He took to social media on Saturday as he asked golf fans what are the best course to play in Ireland. Horvat captioned a snap from his flight that read: "Heading to Ireland. What's the best course to play?" read more on golf The Florida-based golfer confirmed in the comments that he'd be playing Portrush for his 'no cut' series on Youtube. Horvat also recently ripped it up at a BMW Charity Pro-Am, on a Korn Ferry Tour event, where he carded a stunning round of 67. Make sure to tune into the former 'Good Good' member's Most read in Golf The 2025 Open gets underway the week after next with the world's best golfers set for the major battle at Dunluce Links in County Antrim. Next week's Scottish Open at the will serve as a warm-up for many. Shane Lowry and famous American singer are spotted in Dublin playing indoor golf together But some will skip the event as they are expected to flock the Emerald Isle for practice rounds on some of the most stunning links tracks on the planet. The Open tees off July 17-20 with all the action live on Sky Sports.
Yahoo
07-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
In a world without people, how fast would NYC fall apart? Here's the timeline.
Imagine the ceaseless cacophony of New York City suddenly stopped. No sirens wailed. No cars zoomed. No subways rumbled beneath sidewalks. All eight million New Yorkers disappeared overnight. Now, imagine what would happen next. If no one's around to sweep the sidewalks, weed Central Park, or turn the power grid on, nature would move in—and quick. Dandelions would spring up in asphalt cracks. Raccoons would move into abandoned apartments. Sidewalk trees would outgrow their planters. But just how swiftly would the city disappear beneath a curtain of green? We talked to architects and urban ecologists to map out a potential timeline. With no one to maintain the power grid, the Big Apple would go dark within a few days. The Milky Way would illuminate Midtown as light pollution disappears overnight. Without air conditioning and heat, 'you start getting weird temperatures inside the building. Mold starts to form on the walls,' says architect Jana Horvat of the University of Zagreb, who studies building decay. Some green energy projects in the city might stay lit for longer, such as the solar and wind-powered Ricoh Americas billboard in Times Square. Eventually, though, even the Ricoh billboard would go dark; not because the billboard would lose power, but because there would be no one to replace its LED lightbulbs. Without power, the pump rooms that clear out 13 million gallons of water daily from the subway would be useless, and the train tunnels would begin to flood. 'Probably this water would result in [the subway] being, you know, occupied by new species,' says Horvat. 'Some plants would start growing, some animals' would move in. Likely, species that already thrive in the subway—rats, cockroaches, pigeons, opossums—would be the first ones to take advantage of the human-free passages. Within the first month, the manicured lawns of Central and Prospect Park would grow wild and unkept. 'When you stop mowing a lawn, you get a meadow,' says botanist Peter Del Tredici, a senior research scientist emeritus at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, who wrote a book on urban plant life. Within a month, dandelions, ragweed, and yellow nutsedge would start popping up in the now knee-high grasses of New York's iconic parks. 'First, it's herbaceous plants, but then, you know, you get trees and shrubs and vines,' says Tredici. In a year without people, many of New York's buildings would start to deteriorate. 'The glass facades would be the first to go,' says Horvat. The single-pane glass on brownstones and family homes would be the most vulnerable, but in a decade, even the heat-strengthened glass on skyscrapers would start to wear down and crack. And once windows break, water gets in. 'Then you'll have plants start growing in there,' says Tredici. Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes. 'It's like a wetland on the second floor.' Without maintenance, the asphalt streets and parking lots in New York would quickly degrade. Freeze-thaw cycles would create cracks. 'Water settles in that crack, and then that's all the plants need,' says Tredici. First, mosses would grow. Within a decade, young trees may even sprout. The London planetree, the most common street tree in New York, is particularly known for its resilience and fast growth rate, and any of its offspring could quickly find a toehold in a deteriorating asphalt parking lot. Within a decade, the Statue of Liberty would also start to deteriorate. The statue's copper plating would start to split, allowing sea spray to break down its interior steel skeleton. Steel 'is a very durable material, but it is very prone to corroding if it comes in contact with damp conditions,' says Horvat: That's bad news for New York, a city made from steel. In the decades since humans abandoned New York, a 'novel ecosystem' would emerge, says Tredici. 'It's not going to look like anything that's ever existed anywhere in the world.' Tredici points to Detroit as a case study. Today, crabapple trees—tough ornamentals native to the Central Asian mountains—blanket Detroit. 'They actually will spread all over,' says Tredici, and after 50 years without humans, Central and Riverside Park's crabapple trees would grow among a young forest full of London planetrees, honeylocusts, pin oaks, and Norway maples (the last three being common New York street trees). Nightshade vines and poison ivy would creep up buildings, and mosses and resilient weeds would cover the higher reaches of exposed windy skyscrapers. Among the greenery, more and more animals would call Manhattan home. Deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and wild turkeys would move in. Larger predators—coyotes, bobcats, black bears, and copperhead snakes—would follow. Peregrine falcons, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and great horned owls would nest in hollowed-out buildings, while feral cats prowl the abandoned upper floors of apartment buildings, feasting on mice and birds. Despite their futuristic look, the city's newest spires, such as 10 Hudson Yards and 111 West 57th Street, would be the first to fall. These buildings rely on slender, reinforced steel skeletons encased in reinforced concrete. But when the power shuts off and water seeps in through these buildings' glass curtain walls, these high-rises would rot from the inside out. The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building would likely outlast their younger rivals. Built to support much more weight than necessary (a safety precaution in the early days of skyscrapers), these giants' steel frames are bolstered by thick masonry and interior walls. Ten Hudson Yards might last a century. The Empire State Building might last 50 years longer, but eventually even these historic titans would collapse. After a century, New York City would 'become a forest,' says Tredici. A canopy of mature trees over a 100-feet-tall would replace the city's skyscrapers. Soil would regenerate. Concrete, one of the world's 'strongest' construction materials, says Horvat, would dissolve. New York's carefully manicured river parks, such as the Hudson River and East River Park, would transform into wetlands teeming with eels, egrets, turtles, beavers, and muskrats. But even as skyscrapers fell and forests grew, parts of New York would 'survive for centuries in this ruinous state,' says Horvat. Cracked marble lions would stalk the forest floor. Soil and underbrush would obscure once-gleaming granite fountains. Rusted steel beams would jut out from dense root systems. Even without humans, pieces of New York would endure—a fragile legacy for the future to either uncover or forget. This story is part of Popular Science's Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall. Have something you've always wanted to know? Ask us.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
In a world without people, how fast would NYC fall apart? Here's the timeline.
Imagine the ceaseless cacophony of New York City suddenly stopped. No sirens wailed. No cars zoomed. No subways rumbled beneath sidewalks. All eight million New Yorkers disappeared overnight. Now, imagine what would happen next. If no one's around to sweep the sidewalks, weed Central Park, or turn the power grid on, nature would move in—and quick. Dandelions would spring up in asphalt cracks. Raccoons would move into abandoned apartments. Sidewalk trees would outgrow their planters. But just how swiftly would the city disappear beneath a curtain of green? We talked to architects and urban ecologists to map out a potential timeline. With no one to maintain the power grid, the Big Apple would go dark within a few days. The Milky Way would illuminate Midtown as light pollution disappears overnight. Without air conditioning and heat, 'you start getting weird temperatures inside the building. Mold starts to form on the walls,' says architect Jana Horvat of the University of Zagreb, who studies building decay. Some green energy projects in the city might stay lit for longer, such as the solar and wind-powered Ricoh Americas billboard in Times Square. Eventually, though, even the Ricoh billboard would go dark; not because the billboard would lose power, but because there would be no one to replace its LED lightbulbs. Without power, the pump rooms that clear out 13 million gallons of water daily from the subway would be useless, and the train tunnels would begin to flood. 'Probably this water would result in [the subway] being, you know, occupied by new species,' says Horvat. 'Some plants would start growing, some animals' would move in. Likely, species that already thrive in the subway—rats, cockroaches, pigeons, opossums—would be the first ones to take advantage of the human-free passages. Within the first month, the manicured lawns of Central and Prospect Park would grow wild and unkept. 'When you stop mowing a lawn, you get a meadow,' says botanist Peter Del Tredici, a senior research scientist emeritus at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, who wrote a book on urban plant life. Within a month, dandelions, ragweed, and yellow nutsedge would start popping up in the now knee-high grasses of New York's iconic parks. 'First, it's herbaceous plants, but then, you know, you get trees and shrubs and vines,' says Tredici. In a year without people, many of New York's buildings would start to deteriorate. 'The glass facades would be the first to go,' says Horvat. The single-pane glass on brownstones and family homes would be the most vulnerable, but in a decade, even the heat-strengthened glass on skyscrapers would start to wear down and crack. And once windows break, water gets in. 'Then you'll have plants start growing in there,' says Tredici. Apartments would transform into humid hothouses, the perfect habitat for mosquitoes, water snakes, fungus, and rushes. 'It's like a wetland on the second floor.' Without maintenance, the asphalt streets and parking lots in New York would quickly degrade. Freeze-thaw cycles would create cracks. 'Water settles in that crack, and then that's all the plants need,' says Tredici. First, mosses would grow. Within a decade, young trees may even sprout. The London planetree, the most common street tree in New York, is particularly known for its resilience and fast growth rate, and any of its offspring could quickly find a toehold in a deteriorating asphalt parking lot. Within a decade, the Statue of Liberty would also start to deteriorate. The statue's copper plating would start to split, allowing sea spray to break down its interior steel skeleton. Steel 'is a very durable material, but it is very prone to corroding if it comes in contact with damp conditions,' says Horvat: That's bad news for New York, a city made from steel. In the decades since humans abandoned New York, a 'novel ecosystem' would emerge, says Tredici. 'It's not going to look like anything that's ever existed anywhere in the world.' Tredici points to Detroit as a case study. Today, crabapple trees—tough ornamentals native to the Central Asian mountains—blanket Detroit. 'They actually will spread all over,' says Tredici, and after 50 years without humans, Central and Riverside Park's crabapple trees would grow among a young forest full of London planetrees, honeylocusts, pin oaks, and Norway maples (the last three being common New York street trees). Nightshade vines and poison ivy would creep up buildings, and mosses and resilient weeds would cover the higher reaches of exposed windy skyscrapers. Among the greenery, more and more animals would call Manhattan home. Deer, rabbits, groundhogs, and wild turkeys would move in. Larger predators—coyotes, bobcats, black bears, and copperhead snakes—would follow. Peregrine falcons, bald eagles, red-tailed hawks, and great horned owls would nest in hollowed-out buildings, while feral cats prowl the abandoned upper floors of apartment buildings, feasting on mice and birds. Despite their futuristic look, the city's newest spires, such as 10 Hudson Yards and 111 West 57th Street, would be the first to fall. These buildings rely on slender, reinforced steel skeletons encased in reinforced concrete. But when the power shuts off and water seeps in through these buildings' glass curtain walls, these high-rises would rot from the inside out. The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building would likely outlast their younger rivals. Built to support much more weight than necessary (a safety precaution in the early days of skyscrapers), these giants' steel frames are bolstered by thick masonry and interior walls. Ten Hudson Yards might last a century. The Empire State Building might last 50 years longer, but eventually even these historic titans would collapse. After a century, New York City would 'become a forest,' says Tredici. A canopy of mature trees over a 100-feet-tall would replace the city's skyscrapers. Soil would regenerate. Concrete, one of the world's 'strongest' construction materials, says Horvat, would dissolve. New York's carefully manicured river parks, such as the Hudson River and East River Park, would transform into wetlands teeming with eels, egrets, turtles, beavers, and muskrats. But even as skyscrapers fell and forests grew, parts of New York would 'survive for centuries in this ruinous state,' says Horvat. Cracked marble lions would stalk the forest floor. Soil and underbrush would obscure once-gleaming granite fountains. Rusted steel beams would jut out from dense root systems. Even without humans, pieces of New York would endure—a fragile legacy for the future to either uncover or forget. This story is part of Popular Science's Ask Us Anything series, where we answer your most outlandish, mind-burning questions, from the ordinary to the off-the-wall. Have something you've always wanted to know? Ask us.
