Scottie Scheffler, Randy Moss, Headline New Investors in Sport Fishing Championship

The Sport Fishing Championship announced a star-studded lineup of new team owners, including Scottie Scheffler and Randy Moss, in the saltwater fishing league’s new competitive format that will debut in spring 2025.

A new lineup of stars, headlined by world number one golfer and Olympic gold medalist Scottie Scheffler, have become team owners in the Sport Fishing Championship’s (SFC) new 16-team competitive format. Scheffler purchased sole ownership of the Texas Lone Stars Angling Club, along with an exclusive rights territory that includes Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and the coastal markets of South Padre Island and Corpus Christi.

Joining Scheffler in his bet that competitive fishing will grow in the future are NFL Legend Randy Moss, New Orleans Saints Pro Bowl Running Back Alvin Kamara, Charlotte Hornets Power Forward Grant Williams, and Grammy-Award-winning country star Brian Kelley. The SFC’s 16-team league will compete week-to-week in a “closed” format that is designed to showcase offshore fishing’s top competitors across the continent.

“Today is a milestone date for competitive fishing,” said Mark Neifeld, CEO and commissioner of SFC. “SFC has always been determined to serve as leaders for competitive angling, and through the league’s new championship format and continuous innovation of our product, we are now better equipped to serve our fans across the globe.”

“I love this sport, I love what SFC continues to represent, and I believe the future is very bright for this league,” Brian Kelley said.

Since SFC’s first season in 2022, it has operated as an “open” format, allowing competitors of all skill levels the opportunity to compete in its SFC Billfish Championship. SFC will now showcase the same teams week-to-week as they travel on an international tour from April to August annually.

Alvin Kamara developed an interest in sportfishing after participating in SFC’s Celebrity Tournament, The Catch. Triton was there to cover the NFL stars participating too.

“When I got the chance to compete in The Catch tournament, the thrill of the sport and the sense of community it brings was incredible,” Kamara said. “When the opportunity came to dive deeper into it, I knew I couldn’t pass it up.”

SFC’s team sales began in June and SFC has already sold ownership rights to more than half of the teams made available in the initial expansion offering. The league is in advanced negotiations with prospective team owners, with exclusive territory rights in markets like Boston, New York and South Florida in high demand. The 16 team names for the upcoming competitive format include:

• Texas Lone Stars Angling Club (Central Texas & South Texas Coast)
• Third Coast Renegades Angling Club (Houston/ Galveston Region)
• Louisiana Canyons Angling Club
• Mississippi Blues Angling Club
• Alabama RAZRS Angling Club
• Gulf Coast Cowboys Angling Club (Florida Panhandle Region)
• West Florida Black Flags Angling Club (Tampa/ Clearwater Region)
• South Florida Sails Angling Club (Fort Lauderdale/ Miami Region)
• North Florida Kings Angling Club (Jacksonville/ Savannah Region)
• Carolina Sabals Angling Club (South Carolina)
• North Carolina Flare Angling Club
• Chesapeake Chessies Angling Club (Virginia/ Maryland/ Delaware Region)
• New Jersey Sea Birds Angling Club
• New York Granders Angling Club
• Lights Out Boston Angling Club (New England Region)
• International Angling Club Commodores

“The top sports leagues in the world have superstars and strong, regional fan bases,” Neifeld said. “Our sport (offshore fishing) is geographically positioned to showcase its historic fishing towns and competitions, and we believe this new championship format allows SFC the opportunity to better serve our fanatical fishing communities.”