Claire Hogle
Former Cal State San Marcos golfer from San Diego who makes golf match, challenge and course videos on YouTube and Instagram.
Sports · Instagram · Updated Nov 2, 2026
Claire Hogle is a golf content creator and former college golfer known for match and challenge videos against other players and creators. She played for Cal State San Marcos from 2017 to 2020, where she was the conference’s Freshman of the Year and a second-team All-American, per the school’s roster page, and her YouTube channel describes her as a “former collegiate golfer turned content creator.” As of November 2026 the channel has about 158,000 subscribers and its most recent upload is from September 7, 2026, after a slower run of posting since 2023. She played the PGA Tour’s Creator Classic in May 2025, and Golfmagic listed her in the field for Barstool’s 2026 Internet Invitational, which is airing through November 12, 2026.
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Questions people ask
Who is Claire Hogle?
Claire Hogle is a golf content creator from San Diego who played college golf at Cal State San Marcos and now films matches, challenges and golf trips for YouTube and Instagram. Her YouTube channel calls her a “former collegiate golfer turned content creator,” and Famous Birthdays says she often invites well-known players onto it for challenges, starting with Grant Horvat, who played with her in an October 5, 2021 video. Golf Digest wrote in September 2022 that injuries derailed her playing career before she became an influencer, and counted about 831,000 Instagram followers at the time.
Why did Claire Hogle stop YouTube? What happened to Claire Hogle?
Claire Hogle has not stopped YouTube, but as of November 2026 she posts there far less often than she used to, and she has not explained why in anything we could source. What is public: her channel’s upload feed shows five uploads in 2026 through November 2, the latest being I Took Her on a Golf Date on September 7, 2026, and two of those were short sponsored clips for Golf Clash and Bylt in April. Most of the longer match videos on her channel date from 2023 to 2025, with gaps of several months between uploads since. In the meantime she has kept posting on Instagram and has played made-for-YouTube events run by others, including the PGA Tour’s Creator Classic in 2025 and Barstool’s Internet Invitational in 2026. If she addresses the slowdown on the record, this entry will add it.
Is Claire Hogle in the Internet Invitational?
Yes, Claire Hogle is in the field for the second season of the Internet Invitational, the creator golf series made by Barstool’s Fore Play and Bob Does Sports. Golfmagic listed her among the players on October 30, 2026, and reported that the season was filmed from August 10 to 17, 2026 at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri, for a total purse of $4 million. The six episodes air from October 26 to November 12, 2026, per Golf Digest. Golfmagic did not say which team she plays on, and we will not report a result until the finale has aired.
Is Claire Hogle a professional golfer?
No, Claire Hogle is not a touring professional; she is a former college golfer who became a full-time content creator. She played Division II golf at Cal State San Marcos from 2017 to 2020, and her senior season in 2020 to 2021 was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, per the school’s roster page. Golf Digest reported in September 2022 that injuries derailed her playing career. She talked about why she chose not to turn pro on Erik Anders Lang’s podcast in an episode released on January 17, 2023, Claire Hogle and the Million Dollar Swing.
Is Claire Hogle good at golf? What is Claire Hogle’s handicap?
Claire Hogle was one of the better Division II college golfers of her year, by her school’s record. Cal State San Marcos’s roster page says she was the conference Freshman of the Year in 2017 to 2018, finished second at the conference championship in each of her first two seasons, and in 2018 to 2019 averaged 75.33 strokes a round, made the WGCA All-American second team and ended the year ranked 27th in Division II. She has not published an official handicap index that we could find. Her own channel billed her and her guest Dave Fink as “2 scratch golfers” in a course-record attempt at Monarch Beach Golf Links.
Did Claire Hogle play in the PGA Tour Creator Classic?
Yes, Claire Hogle played the PGA Tour Creator Classic at the Philadelphia Cricket Club on May 7, 2025, the team edition held before the Truist Championship. The PGA Tour reported that her trio with singer Josh Kelley and NBA player Kyle Lowry shot 8 over par through eight holes, tied with two other teams, and missed the playoff after a chip-off. The event was won by Josh Richards, Erik Anders Lang and Brad Dalke.
Is Claire Hogle engaged?
As of November 2026, Claire Hogle has not announced an engagement on her channels or in any accepted outlet we could find, so we do not report one. If she announces one, this entry will add it.
How old is Claire Hogle? What is her real name?
Claire Hogle is 27, born April 17, 1999, per Famous Birthdays. Claire Hogle is her real name: Cal State San Marcos lists her under it on its women’s golf roster.
Where is Claire Hogle from?
Claire Hogle is from San Diego, California, which Cal State San Marcos lists as her hometown on its roster page. She played college golf for the Cal State San Marcos Cougars from 2017 to 2020.
Where can I watch Claire Hogle?
Claire Hogle posts long golf videos and shorts on YouTube, about 194 videos as of November 2026, and posts most often on Instagram. She is also on TikTok as @therealclairehogle and on X as @ClaireHogle. Her 2026 Internet Invitational episodes stream on the YouTube channels of Fore Play, Bob Does Sports and the Internet Invitational, and her May 2025 Creator Classic round is on the PGA Tour’s channel.
What is Claire Hogle’s net worth?
Claire Hogle does not publish a number and neither do we.
Who is Claire Hogle’s boyfriend? What about her family?
Not something we cover.
Who represents Claire Hogle?
As of November 2026, no agency or manager is named for Claire Hogle on her channels or in trade press that we could find; she is listed for brand bookings on Engage, a creator booking marketplace, which does not name a manager. Ames Create does not represent her; we cover her because people keep asking what happened to her YouTube channel, and the record of what she has posted answers most of it. If that changes, this entry will say so.
Our read
Ames Create does not work with Claire Hogle. This is our view, from a team that works on creator brands for a living.
The format. A good player filming real golf: matches against creators, college teams and tour players, par challenges on famous courses, and the odd lesson, with giveaways and guests to keep the stakes up. Her father has turned up as a partner, in a 2v2 match titled Papa Hogle in the Hizzooo, and the tone stays light even when the golf is serious.
Why it travels. Her scores are the hook. A former All-American breaking par on a course people know is a clean, finished clip, and creator events like the Creator Classic and the Internet Invitational put her in front of audiences far larger than her own channel. Instagram carries the day-to-day, which is where most people who search her name have seen her.
Brand fit. Golf apparel, equipment, apps and gear for women who play seriously: her channel already carries a Bylt women’s golf collection, TheGrint, AceGolfs and Golf Clash, plus Govee lighting. Lifestyle brands with a golf audience fit too. A brand wanting steady long YouTube videos should know her uploads there have slowed since 2023.
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Sources: Claire Hogle’s YouTube channel and upload feed, including I Took Her on a Golf Date and the Monarch Beach course-record video; her Instagram; Cal State San Marcos roster; Famous Birthdays; Golf Digest, September 7, 2022; PGA Tour, May 7, 2025; Golfmagic, October 30, 2026; Golf Digest, October 15, 2026; Erik Anders Lang podcast, episode 271; Engage talent listing. Subscriber count read from YouTube, November 2026.
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