The 2027 Invitational · Est. 2025 · 3rd playing
Field 8 of 12 · 4 exemptions open
February8–152027
The loudest invitational in golf.
Scottsdale, AZWM Phoenix Open weekGreen Out Sat 13
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GBI '26 · Ponte Vedra Beach, FL
Last year got out of hand.
Eight guys, one island green, a cannonball nobody asked for, and a plaid blazer that still smells like the beach. Sound on. This is what you're signing up for.
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Music: “Cheat Code” by raydawg88.
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This year’s tape is shot by the field. Every player uploads from the Clubhouse app. One tape drops after the trip.
See the app ›The evidence exhibits A thru J. touch everything.
Recovered from eight phones and one camcorder. Drag them around. Throw them if you want.
Feb 8–15.
Eight days in Scottsdale for the loudest week on tour. Three GBI rounds, three days at TPC Scottsdale, Green Out at the 16th, one house, one tape.
Draft schedule · tee times, the house and flights drop here when booked
What happens there.
The field.
Seven returning, one rookie. Every player gets a painted trading card: you write the front, the field writes the back. Spots 09–12 are sponsor exemptions, and somebody in the field has to vouch for you.
The Commissioner
The app · players only
The Clubhouse.
Every player in the field gets the Clubhouse. Check in, get your card, draft your pros, bet the props, answer to the Committee, and shoot the tape from your own phone.
Check in
Your name, a PIN, a headshot. The Committee paints your card from it.
The tape
Upload photos and video all week. Day reels build themselves. One tape after the trip.
Draft + props
Draft four pros Monday night. The prop board settles in the bar tab.
The Committee
Rules, rulings, fines and incident reports. Appeals are denied in advance.
Your credential
Entry number, field slot, barcode. Goes in your phone wallet.
Open the Clubhouse preview
Preview build. The real thing opens to the field before wheels down on Feb 8.
Spots 09–12 · Entry fee $0 · Vouch required
Request a sponsor exemption.
The field
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Newest requests land here.
Committee Issue · LA × Tokyo · 2027
The shop.
Can't make the trip? Wear it anyway. Three tees, three hoodies, the rope hat and the crest patch. Tap a photo for front and back.
Players get it free.Everyone in the 2027 field gets the full kit as a gift at check-in.
Tokyo Indigo Ink
LA Clay Airbrush
LA After Hours
Tokyo Moss Utility
Tokyo Lilac Manga
Crest Rope Hat
Crest Patch
First drop ships before Feb 8, 2027. Pre-order now and we'll email you a checkout link when it opens. No charge today.
What it costs
Who is this for?
Guys who make golf more fun. Designers, builders, shop owners, creators, caddies, course rats, and anybody who brings good energy to a group text. Skill level is not a factor.
How do I get in?
The field is eight. Spots 09 to 12 are sponsor exemptions. File a request, name who in the field vouches for you, and the Committee decides. No vouch yet? File anyway. The list rolls into next year.
Do I have to be good?
No. Per the waiver, your handicap as declared is understood to be a work of fiction. The field reserves the right to publish an alleged figure.
What’s the Clubhouse?
The players-only app. Check-in, your trading card, the draft, the prop board, the Committee, and the tape: every photo and video the field shoots, uploaded all week and cut into one tape after the trip.
Is this part of the WM Phoenix Open?
No. We're fans with tickets. The Golf Ball Invitational is an independent trip, not affiliated with the WM Phoenix Open, THE PLAYERS, the PGA TOUR or the Thunderbirds.