Golf VX plans a Chicago creator competition during Presidents Cup week

Golf VX will host The Creator Cup on September 24 at its Arlington Heights, Illinois, venue, bringing 44 Chicago-area golf creators together across 11 teams during Presidents Cup week. Golf Business Network reported the event on September 18, describing it as a team competition built around simulator play, a live draft and creator-led content.

The timing gives the event a clear local hook. The Presidents Cup begins September 24 at Medinah Country Club, just outside Chicago, and runs through September 27. Golf VX is using the same opening day to put the region's golf-content community in a simulator venue rather than asking creators to gather only around the professional tournament.

The announced format is deliberately social. Each captain will assemble a roster through a live draft before the teams enter Golf VX's bays. The company has not yet released the captains, full rosters or competition details, so the event's sporting stakes remain open. The useful fact today is the scale: 44 creators, 11 teams and one venue operating as a competition site, production setting and hospitality space.

Golf VX's own venue materials describe Arlington Heights as a lounge built for leagues, tournaments, private events and group outings. The systems combine shot tracking, dynamic swing plates, automatic teeing and a course library with food and beverage service. That mix explains why a creator event fits the venue's business model. The simulator is the playing surface, while the draft, teams and content give spectators and participants reasons to stay involved beyond a single round.

The event also shows how simulator operators are positioning themselves during major golf weeks. The Presidents Cup supplies the calendar and the audience's attention; Golf VX is adding a smaller competition that can be filmed and shared by the people taking part. The company says more details on captains, participants and programming will come later. Until those details arrive, the Creator Cup is best understood as a planned creator gathering with a defined date and format, rather than a tournament with published scoring rules.