Presenting the Field of “The Q at Myrtle Beach,” Airing May 5 on YouTube

Play Golf Myrtle Beach and PGA TOUR Studios have partnered to present The Q at Myrtle Beach, an innovative competition for a spot to tee it up with the PGA TOUR pros in the 2025 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, May 8-11, 2025, at The Dunes Golf & Beach Club. Featuring 16 players, including eight aspiring golf professionals and eight influential content creators, The Q at Myrtle Beach is an 18-hole, stroke-play competition that was played on March 3 at TPC Myrtle Beach. The winner will be revealed when the event airs on YouTube on May, 5, 2025, at noon ET.

Organizers of “The Q” have officially unveiled its 2025 competitors. They include:

Patrick O’Brien: Aspiring Pro 

• Got in The Q thru the Myrtle Beach Professional qualifier. Holed a chip on the last hole to win. Shot a 69 (-2) at Thistle Golf Club to earn the spot.
• Was one of the top players in Connecticut.
• Worked for the First Tee of the Carolinas. 
• Father to a 6-month-old son.
• Attended Coastal Carolina University.
• Does not buy new clubs unless one breaks. 

Joe Hooks: Aspiring Pro 

• Played golf at Wayne State University.
• Grew up in Detroit, Michigan. 
• Trying to make it in the professional golf world.
• Competed on the APGA Tour. 
• Has never made a start on the PGA TOUR. 
• Completed a 100-hole hike last year and set the scoring record that day. 

Andrew Swanson: Aspiring Pro 

• College golfer at Clemson University. 
• From Bluffton, South Carolina.
• Ranked 258th in the World Amateur Golf Rankings. 
• Finished 2nd at the Steelwood Collegiate last year. 
• Received the NCAA’s “Elite 90 Award for Men’s Golf” in 2024. 
• Had a top-10 finish in first collegiate tournament. 

Nathan Franks: Aspiring Pro 

• From Roebuck, South Carolina. 
• Ranked 121st in the World Amateur Golf Rankings.
• Plays college golf at the University of South Carolina.
• Won the Puerto Rico Classic and Schenkel Invitational in 2024. 
• Fractured his elbow in a team bus accident on the way home from the Schenkel. 
• Golfweek 2024 All-American Honorable Mention.
• Finished top 16 in the 2022 U.S. Amateur.

Drew Sykes: Aspiring Pro

• From Littlehampton, England.
• Plays college golf at Coastal Carolina University. 
• Ranked 211^th in the European Golf Rankings. 
• Brother plays college golf at University of Idaho. 
• Named Sun Belt Conference golfer of the week in 2024. 

Tyler Watts: Aspiring Pro

• From Huntsville, Alabama.
• Ranked 5th in the Rolex AJGA Rankings.
• Finished 3rd at the 2024 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship at TPC Myrtle Beach.
• Finished top 5 at The Q at Myrtle Beach last year. During the event he was paired with George Bryan, Matt Atkins and Grant Horvat. 
• Verbally committed to the University of Tennessee.
• 2023 Jones Cup Invitational Champion. 
• 2024 U.S. Junior Am runner-up.
• Earned spot for The Q 2025 as the representative from the 2024 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship.

Trevor Gutschewski: Aspiring Pro 

• From Elkhorn, Nebraska.
• Signed to play golf at the University of Florida.
• 13^th-ranked player in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. 
• Defeated Tyler Watts in the 2024 U.S. Junior Amateur.
• Has a good tweet after the victory.
• His brother, Luke, and father, Scott, are both professional golfers. 
• Father, Scott, played in the inaugural ONEFlight Myrtle Beach Classic last year.
• All three Gutschewskis played in the same group for the first two days of a Korn Ferry Tour event in 2024. 
• Earned spot for The Q 2025 as the representative from the USGA’s U.S. Junior Amateur.

Jake Albert: Aspiring Pro 

• From Blacksburg, Virginia. 
• Ranked 27th in the Rolex AJGA Rankings. 
• Finished T2 at the 2024 Junior PGA Championship. 
• Verbally committed to Auburn University.
• Competed in the 2024 and 2025 Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship.
• Earned spot for The Q 2025 as the representative from the PGA of America’s Junior PGA Championship. 

Sean Walsh: Creator 

• From Keller, Texas.
• Played college golf at Gonzaga University.
• Part of YouTube golf group Good Good. 
• Has played professionally on the Korn Ferry Tour.
• Caddied in The Q at Myrtle Beach in 2024.
• Competed in the Creator Classic. 
• Has played golf in South America, China, Canada, Switzerland and the Dominican Republic.

Kyle Berkshire: Creator

• From Crofton, Maryland.
• Played college golf at University of North Texas. 
• Three-time World Long Drive Champion (2019, 2021, 2023).
• Owns the world record long drive of 579.6 yards.
• Has 221,000 subscribers on YouTube. 

Roger Steele: Creator 

• From Chicago, Illinois. 
• In-venue host of TGL. 
• Part of the Creator Council. 
• Scratch Handicap.
• His dad, Roger Steele Sr., a Chicago police officer, introduced him to the game.
• Started HIPE MEDIA focused on growth of the game, storytelling, and connecting with local communities. 

Ben Kruper: Creator 

• From Woodbridge, Virginia. 
• Known as “The Pause King.” 
• Has been in videos with Grant Horvat, the Bryan Bros, Good Good, Micah Morris, and more.
• Won the Good Good Desert Open with Ashton Gaulin.
• Started Ben Kruper Golf on YouTube golf about a year ago. 

Micah Morris: Creator 

• From Kansas City, Kansas.
• Looking for redemption in The Q at Myrtle Beach after finishing 16th (+14, 86) in 2024.
• Has more than 500,000 subscribers on YouTube.
• Competed in the Creator Classic last year. 
• Recently signed with Titleist.
• Played one PGA TOUR Canada event.

Peter Finch: Creator 

• From England. 
• Began YouTube as a teaching pro on a driving range. 
• Was a part of the $100,000 skins game at Solina Golf Club. 
• Has 719,000 subscribers on YouTube.
• Played in the 2024 Q at Myrtle Beach, finishing T6 (+1, 73). He had the second-best finish among creators behind George Bryan.

Fat Perez: Creator 

• From Virginia. 
• Viewed himself as the “underdog” coming in each year of The Q at Myrtle Beach. 
• Finished 14^th (+9, 81) at The Q in 2024.
• Played a few years of NCAA Division III golf.
• Father and grandfather were a part of Ryder Cups, U.S. Opens, and more. 
• Was an accountant in a past life but started golf content creation during COVID. 
• A huge fan of doing Q&As on his Instagram story.
• Participated in the 2024 Creator Classic at East Lake.

George Bryan, IV: Creator 

• From Aiken, South Carolina.
• Dad and brother are golf professionals. 
• Lost a lead on the final hole of The Q at Myrtle Beach in 2024, finishing runner-up in a playoff to Matt Atkins. 
• Has played in three PGA TOUR events, making one cut.
• Played in the 2024 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic.
• Loves playing in matches against his brother Wesley on YouTube.
• Lost money trying to make it as a pro years ago, which led the creation of Bryan Bros Golf on YouTube.

The Q at Myrtle Beach helps build excitement for the ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic through innovative digital storytelling. All 16 players have their own camera crews documenting their play during the event. PGA TOUR Studios and Big Bird Agency partnered to produce the event. In addition to creating promotional content for the event, Big Bird Agency is also producing player features that add personality and create a deeper connection with The Q at Myrtle Beach players.

In the inaugural Q at Myrtle Beach (2024), professional golfer Matt Atkins (-3) defeated content creator George Bryan IV of The Bryan Bros in a one-hole playoff. Tyler Watts, currently the No. 6 player in the Rolex American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) Rankings, finished third as the only other player to finish his round under par (-1). Atkins went on to make the cut in the 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic and finished T46.

The debut YouTube release of The Q at Myrtle Beach on April 23, 2024, generated more than 1 million views on the platform and inspired the creation of other creator-centric events such as the PGA TOUR’s Creator Classic. The 2024 Myrtle Beach Classic was honored with the PGA TOUR’s “Best In-Class Element” award for “The Q at Myrtle Beach.” The Classic was one of only 10 award recipients at the TOUR’s year-end tournament meetings in Orlando, Florida, and the sole first-year/dual-field event to be recognized.

More information will be released in the upcoming weeks at: TheQatMyrtleBeach.com