Roger Steele

Is Roger Steele still in the Internet Invitational? What happened to him?

As of November 2026, Roger Steele is out of the 2026 Internet Invitational: he played for Peter Finch’s Team Blue, which was eliminated at the end of Day 1 in episode 2, posted October 29, 2026. In episode 1 he and Short Game King won their opening match 4 and 2 over Bobby Ray and Paige Spiranac, per Golf Digest on October 27, 2026. In episode 2 they lost an afternoon match to Grant Horvat and UFC fighter Justin Gaethje after Steele missed a short putt first and SGK then missed his, per Heavy and Golf Digest; when SGK complained that the putt was not conceded, Steele told him, “We can’t beg for it.” Steele then played the second playoff hole for Team Blue with Rick Shiels, drove it down the fairway to leave Shiels about 100 yards and putted to within a foot, but Big John holed the winning putt for Team White, per Heavy on October 30, 2026. He also played Season 1 in August 2025, per the field Today’s Golfer published, and was not in that final. Season 2 ends on November 12, 2026; the full field is on our Internet Invitational hub.

Why is Roger Steele famous?

Roger Steele is famous for golf content aimed at people new to the game, starting with a beginner’s video about getting into golf that he posted in September 2020 and that GOLF.com called his breakout. Today’s Golfer reported in March 2025 that the video took his Instagram from about 2,000 followers to 10,000 almost overnight, and Golf Digest gave him its 2020 “Why Haven’t I Been Following This Guy Yet” award, per Sports Illustrated in April 2021. Since then he has become known as a host: Callaway’s Range Talk, the arena microphone at TGL and a seat on the PGA Tour’s Creator Council. GOLF.com wrote that he would rather be called a storyteller than an influencer, and quoted him: “I want to leave this game much better than I found it.”

Is Roger Steele in The Hawk?

Yes, Roger Steele has a cameo in The Hawk, Will Ferrell’s Netflix golf comedy series: Netflix’s Tudum lists him among the professional golfers and commentators who appear, with Rickie Fowler, Justin Thomas, Tony Finau and Kevin Kisner. He is not in the main cast, which is led by Ferrell as Lonnie “The Hawk” Hawkins, with Molly Shannon and Jimmy Tatro. All 10 episodes went up on Netflix in July 2026; Golfmagic gave the premiere date as July 16.

Is Roger Steele a pro golfer? Is he a scratch golfer or a long driver, and is he any good?

Roger Steele is not a touring professional; he is a golf creator who plays to a scratch handicap, according to GOLF.com in November 2022 and Today’s Golfer in March 2025. Today’s Golfer wrote that he had “mild success” as a junior, “but that was as far as he ever got,” before he put the clubs away for college. His results against strong players are public: he shot 1 under over eight holes at East Lake in the August 2024 Creator Classic to reach the four-man playoff, per the PGA Tour, and Today’s Golfer reported that he shot a level-par 71 from the tournament tees at Valhalla the Monday after the 2024 PGA Championship. He is not a competitive long drive pro in any source we found, but he hits it a long way: the PGA Tour recorded a 346-yard drive with 195 mph ball speed on the 10th at East Lake, Golf Digest called him “long-hitting Roger Steele,” and Today’s Golfer reported his ball speed reaching 200 mph, with Steele saying he can carry it more than 330 yards. He is not on Golf Digest’s October 26, 2026 list of USGA handicap indexes for Internet Invitational players, so we have no official index to give.

Roger Steele controversy: was there drama with Wesley Bryan?

As of November 2026, we found no accepted outlet reporting drama between Roger Steele and Wesley Bryan, and neither man has addressed one on the record that we could find. What is public: they were two of the four players, with Sean Walsh, in the playoff at the first PGA Tour Creator Classic on August 28, 2024, which Luke Kwon won with a birdie after Bryan posted the low score in regulation at 2 under, per the PGA Tour; both were in the 2025 Internet Invitational field; and in 2026 Bryan captained Team Green while Steele played for Team Blue, which went out against Team White, not Green. The on-screen friction reported so far is smaller. Golf Digest wrote on October 27, 2026 that Steele “seemed to side” with his friend Bobby Ray over his own partner, Short Game King, after Ray and SGK clashed in episode 1. Famous Birthdays says he partnered Paige Spiranac at a Dave Portnoy golf event and had a fight with Jake Adams that day; we found no accepted outlet describing it, so we do not characterize it. We found no report of a scandal involving him in a major news outlet.

Is Roger Steele sponsored by Lululemon? Who sponsors him?

As of November 2026, we found no announcement or press report of a Lululemon deal for Roger Steele, so we cannot say the brand sponsors him. The partners named in our sources are Callaway, which GOLF.com described in March 2025 as a brand he is an ambassador for, with a full bag of its clubs; Nike, SoFi and the Korean food brand Bibigo, per GOLF.com in November 2022; and Dewar’s, which Excel Sports Management’s speakers page lists with Callaway and SoFi among his endorsement deals. He is also an ambassador for the youth golf charity Youth on Course and has twice played 100 holes in a day to raise money for it, per Today’s Golfer.

Where is Roger Steele from? Is he a member at Medinah?

Roger Steele is from Chicago: Famous Birthdays lists Chicago, Illinois as his birthplace, and Today’s Golfer reported that he grew up on the city’s west side in the 1990s, more interested in Michael Jordan than Tiger Woods. His father took him to Columbus Park, a municipal course, and at about age 5 he hit a drive at a clinic at Jackson Park, where a GOLF.com photo caption identifies Tiger Woods as the instructor in 1993. He studied civil engineering at the University of Illinois and moved to Orlando, Florida in 2016, per Today’s Golfer. As of November 2026, we found no source saying he is a member at Medinah Country Club, so we do not say he is.

How old is Roger Steele, and what is his real name? Is there a Roger Steele Jr., and is he on Wikipedia?

Roger Steele has not published his birthday, and Famous Birthdays lists only a birth year, 1987, so we do not give an exact age. Roger Steele is his real name: GOLF.com reported in November 2022 that his father, Roger Sr., introduced him to golf, which is why some searches add “Jr.” We found no height for him published by Steele or an accepted outlet. As of November 2026 he has no Wikipedia biography that we could find. This entry is about Roger Steele the Chicago golf creator, Range Talk host and TGL emcee, on Instagram as @roger_steele, and not about anyone else who shares the name.

Where can I watch Roger Steele?

Roger Steele posts most of his content on Instagram as @roger_steele. His 2026 Internet Invitational matches are in episodes 1 and 2 on the Internet Invitational, Fore Play Golf and Bob Does Sports YouTube channels (see our Internet Invitational hub), his Creator Classic rounds streamed on the PGA Tour’s YouTube channel, and his cameo in The Hawk is on Netflix. We could not confirm a YouTube channel of his own as of November 2026.

What is Roger Steele’s net worth?

Roger Steele does not publish a number and neither do we.

Is Roger Steele married? Who is his wife?

Roger Steele is engaged, not married, according to Famous Birthdays as of November 2026. We do not name his fiancée, because she is not a public creator in our sources, and anything about children is not something we cover.

Who represents Roger Steele?

As of November 2026, Roger Steele runs his own storytelling agency, Hipe Media, and Excel Sports Management lists him on its speakers page, though the page does not say Excel manages him. Ames Create does not represent him; we cover him because people watching the Internet Invitational keep asking who he is, and most of the answer is on the record. If that changes, this entry will say so.

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