Overview The Pro Athlete Golf Tour is a private, invite-only golf weekend where current and former NHL and MLB players compete for the title of best golfer in their sport; the 2024 baseball edition went to Aaron Hicks at two under par over three rounds, with John Smoltz at five over. There are two events a year: hockey in June at Hidden Creek Golf Club in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and baseball in December at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando. Each runs three days, with a private welcome event, a Pro-Am day and two days of competitive golf. Entry is open to current and former professional athletes, with eligibility reviewed case by case. On site The weekend opens with a casino-night kickoff, and the days run golf into receptions and parties, with practice rounds and extra play windows built around the tournament. On Pro-Am day each group of guests plays alongside a pro athlete. The 2024 baseball event scored a stroke-play division and a Net Stableford division, which Jackson Stephens won with 119 points, and ran an under-the-lights putting contest that Russ Ortiz won for a Rolex. Meals and drinks are hosted through the event days. Audience The field is the room: 25 to 30 professional athletes on site across the weekend, plus a small number of partner and client guests. The tour says it prioritizes player privacy and opens guest access only at select events; the guests who get in share the course, the receptions and the parties with the players. Talent and Influencers The tour's attendee list for its baseball weekend named Roger Clemens, John Smoltz, Fred McGriff, Jayson Werth, Russell Martin, Whit Merrifield, MacKenzie Gore and Jordan Romano among 39 players. The hockey list named Grant Fuhr, Brian Propp, Scott Hartnell, Justin Williams, Cory Schneider, Dennis Seidenberg, Brian Boucher and Erik Cole. The tour notes that who plays varies by event. Track record The organizers describe the tour as a tight-knit reunion that grew into an annual showdown, and the baseball event carries its own name, Best Golfer in Baseball. The 2024 edition was presented by Baseball Lifestyle 101, with Stitch Golf, Hyperice and Blue Tees among its partners. For 2026 the tour opened a presenting-partner window across both weekends. Brand presence The top position is an exclusive title partnership across one weekend or both, with naming rights on the tournament, the Pro-Am presented under the partner's name, a takeover of the opening night party and category exclusivity. The partner's clients get two to four guaranteed Pro-Am groups, and a branded hospitality space runs at the party and on the course. The mark goes on broadcast graphics, the scoreboard, the step-and-repeat and event signage, and the partner takes the photo and video library, athlete shoutouts and the event recap, and can bring its own creators or streamers.