HOUSTON, TX — April 30, 2026 — The Third Coast Renegades, the Houston-based defending Gulf Division champions of the Sport Fishing Championship (SFC), opened the 2026 season with a win at the Key West Classic, presented by Salty Dawgs, held April 17–19 in Key West, Florida.

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The win extends one of the most consistent runs in the league. In 2025, the Renegades posted four first-place finishes across seven SFC tournaments, took the Gulf Division title, and finished as runner-up at the Zane Grey Championship Playoffs.

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Aboard their 60’ Spencer Sportfisher - Magnifico, captained by Drake Sawyer and led on the water by team owner and angler Garrett Frazier, the Renegades stacked multiple sailfish releases on Day 1 to seize the overall lead across both SFC divisions, then held off late-event pressure from the Louisiana Canyons to close out the win on Championship Sunday.

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The result confirms the Renegades' standing as the team to beat in the SFC Gulf Division and reinforces the Houston-based program's national profile in a 13-team league that televises on the ESPN+, Hulu, Disney Channel, and streams across major sports platforms.

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"This is what we expect of ourselves," said Garrett Frazier, owner of the Third Coast Renegades. "The standard doesn't change because it's the season opener."

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A Texas Team Built for the National Stage

The Sport Fishing Championship is the fastest-growing offshore fishing league in the world, with 12 national events spanning the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and a 2026 season culminating in the Zane Grey Championship Playoffs in October. The Third Coast Renegades are the only SFC angling club representing the Texas Gulf Coast.

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The team is owned by a Houston-anchored group of four operating partners: Garrett Frazier, entrepreneur and former VP of Sales & Marketing at Magnum Oil Tools International, who leads the team's on-water competitive program; Terrence C. Murphy Sr., former Texas A&M wide receiver, NFL draft pick, and CEO of Texas-based Terrence Murphy Companies, with operating roles spanning real estate, venture capital, and professional sports; Warren E. Fisher, CFA, founder of FinTech-focused asset management firm Manole Capital; and Rob McGowan, president and CEO of cloud-first managed IT firm R3 and an Inc. 5000 honoree.

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The team's audience skews high-net-worth, lifestyle-driven, and nationally distributed across SFC's broadcast, streaming, and social footprint. The Renegades are currently selecting a single founding partner — one Texas-based, non-endemic brand — for the 2026 season and beyond.

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Founding partner inquiries are reviewed at tcrenegades.com.