Some of the top content creators in golf battling it out for a spot at an official PGA Tour event? Yeah, it’s happening next month.
The Monday qualifer for the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic is called The Q at Myrtle Beach and it will feature 16 players competing for a sponsor exemption into the tournament at Dunes Golf and Beach Club in South Carolina.
The Myrtle Beach Classic, a new event on the Tour schedule in 2024, will be played May 9-12 and will feature a purse of $3.9 million, with 300 FedExCup points awarded to the champion. It’s an opposite-field event held the same week as the Wells Fargo Championship.
The Q at Myrtle Beach field includes 16 players, many with ties to South Carolina, including eight of the most prominent golf content creators.
All professional and amateur competitors meet the PGA Tour tournament regulations for sponsor exemptions and will be eligible if they qualify.
The 18-hole shootout will be March 4 at TPC Myrtle Beach. It will be closed to the public, but a 90-minute video will be released on Play Golf Myrtle Beach’s YouTube page on April 23, and the content creators will post videos on their respective channels documenting their experiences.
Can a YouTube golfer earn a sport in a @PGATOUR event? We're about to find out. Learn more about the field at The Q below ⬇️.https://t.co/ye4Rv2IhT6 pic.twitter.com/Os3ASqL9y8
— Play Golf Myrtle Beach (@MyrtleBeachGolf) February 16, 2024
Here’s a look at the 16 golfers playing in The Q at Myrtle Beach:
Matt Atkins
The USC Aiken alum played six seasons on the Korn Ferry Tour where he won the 2017 Mexico Championship. Among his 25 PGA Tour starts, Atkins finished T-38 at The RSM Classic in November 2023.
George Bryan
The three-time All-American at the University of South Carolina made the cut in his lone PGA Tour start at the 2023 Bermuda Championship. Bryan has more than 410,000 subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Jay Card III
The High Point University alum has made 39 starts on the Korn Ferry Tour and has three top-10s, most recently at the 2023 Wichita Open (T7).
Morgan Deneen
The former Coastal Carolina University standout and 2018 Sun Belt Champion is the assistant pro at the Dunes Golf and Beach Club and has made three PGA Tour starts, most recently the 2023 Fortinet Championship.
Peter Finch
Based out of the UK, Finch has more than 1.25 million subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and X.
Grant Horvat
Played collegiately at Palm Beach Atlantic and has more than 1.35 million combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Luke Kwon
Member of Good Good Golf, the University of Oklahoma alum has made more than 50 starts across PGA Tour-sanctioned Tours and has one win on PGA Tour China. Kwon has nearly 400,000 subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. Good Good Golf has more than 1.4 million subscribers on YouTube.
Micah Morris
The Texas native made one PGA Tour Canada start in 2023 and features more than 1 million subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Turk Pettit
The 2021 NCAA Division I individual champion played college golf at Clemson.
Dan Rapaport
March 4. A spot in a PGA Tour event (!) on the line. Time to get practicing. https://t.co/6OIZMf41US
— Dan Rapaport (@Daniel_Rapaport) February 16, 2024
Member of ForePlay and Barstool Sports, he is known as one of the game’s best playing golf media members. The Northwestern alum was featured extensively in Netflix’s “Full Swing,” and has more than 250,000 subscribers and followers on X, Instagram and TikTok.
Scott Stevens
The South Carolina alum recorded one victory and three additional top-10s on PGA Tour Canada in 2022 and made 21 Korn Ferry Tour starts in 2023.
Nick Stubbe
Known as Fat Perez, Nick Stubbe is a member of the iconic group Bob Does Sports. Fat Perez features more than 1 million combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
Tyler Watts
The final spot in the Jones Cup Invitational lineup is claimed by the Jones Cup Junior Invitational Champion each year. In a mere 16 days, Tyler Watts will make his return to Sea Island to compete in the 20th Jones Cup Invitational at Ocean Forest Golf Club.🏌️♂️ #JonesCupCountdown pic.twitter.com/SYHTezmnfW
— Jones Cup Invitational (@jonescupinv) December 20, 2023
The high school sophomore from Huntsville, Alabama, won the Jones Cup Junior Invitational in December 2023.
Jamie Wilson
A former All-SEC golfer at South Carolina, Wilson has made two starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.
Mason Nut or Cole Lantz
The BustaJack duo will compete in a playoff match to determine who earns a spot in The Q at Myrtle Beach. They have more than 350,000 combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
