Watch Part 1 of The Q at Myrtle Beach Showdown Right Here!
Eight of YouTube’s biggest stars start their journey today in a two-round, match-play-to-stroke-play test to earn spot in PGA TOUR’s 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic
The Q kicks off at Rivers Edge, with match play competition whittling the field down from eight to four players, who will then play one another in a stroke-play showdown Thursday at Pawleys Plantation.
The Q at Myrtle Beach 2026 features the deepest field yet, including multiple creators with Division 1 golf backgrounds and professional tournament starts. In total, the creator competitors have a combined audience of more than 8.9 million across all channels.
The Q at Myrtle Beach Competitors for 2026 include (in alphabetical order):
George Bryan, IV
- From Aiken, South Carolina
- Dad and brother are both 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 to the creation of Bryan Bros. Golf on YouTube
Peter Finch
- From Preston, 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 812,000 subscribers on YouTube; 1.2 million total audience across channels
- Played in both editions of The Q to date, finishing 11 (+4, 76) in 2025 and T6 (+1, 73) in the inaugural event
Grant Horvat
- From Jupiter, Florida
- Launched a new YouTube golf tour with the Bryan Bros, Your Golf Tour in 2026
- Played collegiately at Palm Beach Atlantic University
- Competed in the inaugural edition of The Q, finishing 12 (+7, 79)
Luke Kwon
- From Seoul, South Korea
- Former D1 golfer at the University of Oklahoma alum
- Made over 50 starts across PGA TOUR-sanctioned Tours and has one win on PGA TOUR China
- Kwon has over 800,000 combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
- Misses the occasional tee time, but is always ready to play
Sam Heung Min
- From Auckland, New Zealand
- Decorated junior and amateur golfer; Sam won the under-19 New Zealand Amateur in 2011
- Played professionally for PGA of New Zealand, PGA of Australia, PGA TOUR China, and the KPGA Srixon Tour
- Sam has over 420,000 combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
- Known as the “best yipper in the world”
Micah Morris
- From Mobile, Alabama
- Looking for redemption in The Q at Myrtle Beach after finishing T12 (+5, 77) in 2025, and 16th (+14, 86) in 2024
- Has more than 1 million followers across YouTube, Instagram and TikTok
- Competed in the Creator Classic last year at East Lake
- Played one PGA TOUR Canada event
Ryan Ruffels
- From Orlando, Florida
- Professional golfer, competing in 20 career PGA TOUR events, making 10 cuts
- Played extensively on the Korn Ferry Tour, with over 50 career starts, and holds multiple top finishes on the PGA TOUR Latinoamérica
- Ryan has nearly 150,000 combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
- Member of The Lads Golf YouTube group
Chance Taylor
- From Gate City, Virginia
- Played collegiately at Tennessee Tech University
- Has more than 300,000 combined subscribers and followers on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok
- Chance didn’t set out to be a content creator. One night, out of boredom, he posted a single TikTok; he woke up the next morning to nearly 1 million views and 10,000 new followers. This changed his career path from an aspiring touring pro to a full-time creator.
- Trying to “add some redneck flare to the PGA Tour one day”
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