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Riggs Bio
Sam “Riggs” Bozoian is a Barstool Sports Fore Play Golf co-host, Barstool Classic commissioner and Internet Invitational competitor whose career helped shape modern creator golf.
Riggs at a glance
Riggs is a golf-media personality and amateur golfer, not presented as a PGA Tour professional.
Who is Sam “Riggs” Bozoian?
Sam “Riggs” Bozoian is a golf-media personality and Fore Play co-host at Barstool Sports. Before golf media, he played hockey at Harvard. A 2021 GOLF.com interview traces his path from Harvard hockey to Barstool and his interview with Tiger Woods. His nickname Riggs is the public name most golf fans recognize.
How Riggs and Trent Ryan launched Fore Play
Riggs and Trent Ryan pitched a golf podcast to Barstool founder Dave Portnoy in early 2017. The USGA profiled the show’s rapid growth and its relatable approach to golf: the hosts were avid fans rather than touring professionals. Fore Play developed into a podcast and YouTube operation with Frankie Borrelli and other contributors, featuring interviews, matches, travel and major golf events. The show’s appeal was that its hosts spoke as passionate amateur golfers, not instructors claiming tour-level expertise. As the brand expanded, Riggs became a recognizable link between podcast interviews, on-course challenges, fan events and amateur tournament competition. See My9Iron’s Fore Play guide and Trent Ryan’s biography.
The Barstool Classic and golf community
Riggs is the commissioner of the Barstool Classic, a competitive amateur tournament series that brings players together across multiple events and a season-ending championship. Barstool’s official biography identifies that role. The series reflects his focus on making golf competition and golf media accessible to recreational players. The Barstool Classic is a multi-stop amateur tournament circuit with qualifying events and a season-ending championship, giving participants a competitive format beyond watching golf content. Riggs’s commissioner role is a separate responsibility from his Fore Play podcast work.
Riggs versus the internet haters
One of Riggs’s recognizable video formats pits him against viewers who challenge his golf ability and handicap. The Fore Play Golf channel published The Greatest Hater Match Ever in August 2026 at Tobacco Road, where Riggs shot even-par 71, and a follow-up Match Against Internet Hater Gets Out Of Control in September. These are filmed rounds and entertainment matches, not evidence of a permanent official handicap index.
What clubs does Riggs use?
TaylorMade maintains an official Riggs equipment profile listing a Qi4D LS driver, R7 Quad mini driver, Qi4D fairway, P·770 irons, MG5 wedges and a Spider Tour putter. This is a manufacturer-published equipment snapshot reviewed for this biography in November 2026, not a guarantee of what Riggs carries in every match or what will remain in his bag later. The manufacturer’s profile is the source for these models, rather than an independently inspected current bag. This biography focuses on his career, not an independently researched full Clubs & Specs page.
Riggs helped Ryan Ruffels’ White Team advance
Riggs joined Ryan Ruffels’ White Team for the 2026 Internet Invitational. In Episode 1 he partnered with Grant Horvat and lost their scramble 4 and 3 to Peter Finch and The Jet. In Episode 2 he partnered with captain Ryan Ruffels and beat Rick Shiels and Martin Borgmeier 5 and 4 in alternate shot. White Team later advanced past Blue Team in a sudden-death playoff. This was an opening-round advancement, not the overall tournament championship. See the 2026 Internet Invitational hub.
Riggs also competed in the inaugural 2025 tournament
Riggs was part of the first Internet Invitational in 2025. The event was smaller than the 64-player 2026 edition. His 2025 appearance helps connect Fore Play’s early creator-golf event to the expanded second edition. His 2026 White Team results should not be confused with the inaugural championship, which was won by Brad Dalke, Francis Ellis and Cody “Beef” Franke.
Riggs plays a hater at Tobacco Road
The Greatest Hater Match Ever — Fore Play Golf, featuring Riggs on the golf course.
Riggs faces another challenger
Match Against Internet Hater Gets Out Of Control, featuring Riggs on the golf course.
Riggs at the 2026 Internet Invitational
Internet Invitational 2026 Episode 2, featuring Riggs on the golf course.
Riggs frequently asked questions
What is Riggs’s real name?
Sam Bozoian, often styled Sam “Riggs” Bozoian.
Did Riggs play college golf?
He played hockey at Harvard; his golf-media career came later.
What is Riggs known for?
Co-hosting Fore Play Golf and running the Barstool Classic.
Which team was Riggs on in the 2026 Internet Invitational?
Ryan Ruffels’ White Team.
How did Riggs do in the first two 2026 episodes?
He lost his scramble with Grant Horvat 4 and 3, then won alternate shot with Ryan Ruffels 5 and 4.
What is Riggs’s golf handicap?
Third-party estimates vary by sample and methodology; they are not substitutes for a verified official Handicap Index.
Related creator profiles
Trent Ryan
Fore Play co-founder.
Frankie Borrelli
Fore Play contributor.
Ryan Ruffels
2026 team captain.
2026 Internet Invitational
All teams and results.
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