This is a busy time of year for us all, even YouTube golfers. But instead of decking the halls, they’re hitting drivers off the deck. That’s good news for the rest of us as we venture off to our holiday destinations (a crowded airport, the in-laws’ WiFi-less cabin, the community theater for a rousing rendition of ‘The Nutcracker’) in search of some much-needed respite.

Player of the Year, Non-PGA Tour Edition

It’s been a HELL of year for Brad Dalke. This spring, YouTube golf fans were grumbling. Good Good had lost its magic. It had gone too mainstream. The retooled roster had no chemistry. Blah, blah, blah. Fast forward six months, and Brad Dalke—a guy who the Redditors were saying just didn’t fit—is now the hottest commodity in unprofessional golf. Go figure.

In August, the former National Championship-winning Oklahoma Sooner won the Creator Classic with a birdie putt in the pouring rain to take home the $100,000 top prize. Though we didn’t know it yet, Dalke had also just won the yet-to-be-aired Internet Invitational, claiming a third of the $1-million winner’s purse. Throughout the finale, Dalke carried teammates Francis Ellis and Cody ‘Beef’ Franke (rest in peace), executing tour-level shot after tour-level enroute to Internet infamy.

In the weeks since the Internet Invitational’s conclusion, Dalke has become the hottest commodity in YouTube golf. He’s been the given the ‘What’s in the Bag?’ treatment from endemic equipment manufacturers like Callaway and appeared as a guest on countless channels as everyone scrambled for their piece of the Brad brand. That continued this week, as Dalke joined George and Wesley Bryan, as well as fellow Good Good stick Sean Walsh, for a 2v2 scramble match designed to answer one very simple question:

Who is the best golfer on YouTube?

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As Dalke explained, the definitive answer to that question will have to wait for a planned four-day series with a collection of the best players from across the Internet, but this quick two-man scramble provided a nice preview. There’s been a lot of debate in the wake of the Internet Invitational about whether Dalke or Wesley Bryan is the best golfer on YouTube, and this video provides a great opportunity to compare the pair’s strengths and weaknesses side by side. That said, we think we know who Wesley is voting for and, spoiler alert, it’s not himself.

Ppl act like I didn’t watch the best players in the world week in and week out for years. What i saw out of brad was top 10 in the world talent….and a guy that was hitting shots that were built for contending at majors. All these golf experts in this thread can pipe it down 😂

— Wesley Bryan (@wesleybryangolf) December 2, 2025

Brad Dalke, hypothetical Ryder Cup hero? We don’t know about all that, but his teammates and competitors at the Internet Invitational also seems to agree with Bryan’s take.

Having Brad Dalke on your team in a high-anxiety tournament is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. The man is a human beta blocker. You know he’s there, you know he’s coming, and you know he’ll solve whatever problems you put him in. He is my legitimate hero. I love the guy pic.twitter.com/y2vFuKIjCB

— Francis (@franciscellis) November 11, 2025

Luke Kwon thinks Brad Dalke is the best player in the YouTube creator scene, ahead of Wesley Bryan, but Bryson DeChambeau doesn’t count!

I’m not a huge YouTube guy, so what are your thoughts on this? Who is the best?

Links to podcast in quoted tweet.@wesleybryangolf… https://t.co/sUmjBtRop6 pic.twitter.com/ar99RT2CuB

— Flushing It (@flushingitgolf) November 6, 2025

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Needless to say, it’s all coming up Dalke at the moment, but life has a way of knocking you off the top of the mountain, and unfortunately that gust came for the Good Good personality this week. Dalke spent three days in the hospital with his wife, who has been suffering from a still-unspecified health issue. The whole “wHo’s tHe bEsT yUTubE gOlFEr?” question suddenly seems rather trite in light of this. It also shows that no matter how blessed someone may look from the outside—especially on social media—you never know what they might be going through privately. So if you enjoyed Dalke’s golf this year, as millions of us did, go drop him a line and show some support.

Quick Hits

Bob Does Sports

“Every hole we do not birdie, we must shotgun a beer.” If that tagline doesn’t hook you, clearly this video isn’t for you.

Grant Horvat

According to DJ Khaled, all DJ Khaled does is win. Will that hold true when he faces off against Grant Horvat (who is giving him a whopping 20 strokes)? I think we can all probably answer that question but go ahead and watch anyway.

Good Good Golf

The triple-G squad take on 2017 Masters champ Sergio Garcia. Tune in to see if things get muy picante.

Good Good Girls

The Good Good ladies try their hand at the Good Good fellas’ “Chaotic Golf Challenge.” Come for the golf, stay for the tee flips.

Peter Finch

In the self-help category this week, Peter Finch counts down the 10 decisions that are killing your golf game. So much online golf improvement content focuses on technique, technique, technique, but course management, strategy and decision-making play just as big a role in lowering your handicap, so don’t skip this one.

This article was originally published on golfdigest.com