Fat Perez, Riggs and Bobby Ray win the $4 million Internet Invitational

Fat Perez, Riggs and Bobby Ray win the 2026 Internet Invitational in Thursday's Episode 6, beating Big John, Ryan Whitney and Salim 5 and 3 in alternate-shot match play at Payne's Valley. The $4 million purse is four times last year's, or about $1.33 million a player (Zire Golf, Handicap Tracker).

Platforms

Full Swing posts early Black Friday savings on its KIT Studio packages, and Indoor Golf Shop advertises up to $3,000 off Uneekor with free software on select purchases. Both are seller claims, so check model and software terms before you buy.

Build & Gear

True Temper launches Dynamic Gold Flighted, a steel iron shaft whose step pattern changes through the set so long irons launch higher and scoring irons fly lower with more spin (Golfweek). True Temper lists it at $40.99 a shaft. MyGolfSpy says it tested 42 drivers to see whether paying more gets you more.

Courses & Play

Fried Egg Golf releases its 2027 events schedule, and No Laying Up's Guatemala series premieres Wednesday, Nov. 18, on YouTube.

Creators

Riggs makes the par putt on the 14th to go dormie, and Team Big John concedes on the 15th, according to Handicap Tracker. The Internet Invitational account says the finale's premiere hit 300,000 concurrent viewers.

Swing Lab

MyGolfSpy says a scuffed ball can cost 5 to 8 strokes, citing its lab results.

The Game

Trace Crowe shoots a bogey-free, career-best 62 to lead the Austin Championship by two over Erik van Rooyen and Max Greyserman, who holes a 70-foot chip for his third eagle. Blades Brown follows his win with a 65, and high school senior Miles Russell, the only amateur in the field, shoots 67. Darkness halts round one with 25 players on the course, and Seamus Power withdraws with a hip injury (PGA Tour/AP, Golf Today).

Hye-Jin Choi and Minami Katsu share The Annika lead at 9 under after bogey-free 61s, matching the tournament record. Lindy Duncan shoots 62 with an ace, and Nelly Korda opens with a bogey-free 63 in her first LPGA start since August (Golf Today, LPGA).

In Dubai, Joost Luiten's 67 leads round one by a shot. Rory McIlroy shoots 69 in his bid for a record-tying eighth Race to Dubai title, while standings leader Eugenio Chacarra opens with 72 (BBC, Golf Channel). Defending champion Stewart Cink's 63 leads the Charles Schwab Cup Championship by one over Ernie Els (PGA Tour, Golf Post).

NBC's Jimmy Roberts narrates a tribute to Dan Hicks. Our obituary has more.

Coming up and why it matters

• Through Sunday, Nov. 15: Austin, The Annika, Dubai and the Schwab Cup finish. Korda would earn a Hall of Fame spot with a fourth Annika title (Sky Sports), and Dubai settles the Race to Dubai.
• Monday, Nov. 16: Boston Common plays Motor City in WTGL at SoFi Center (ESPN).
• Nov. 19-22: the RSM Classic and the CME Group Tour Championship, with an $11 million purse and $4 million to the winner (CME Group Tour Championship, Fresh Calendars).