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
Matt Atkins plays a shot from the 12th tee during the second round of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship at Ohio State University Golf Club on September 22, 2023 in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)
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
George Bryan hits a tee shot on the 10th hole during the second round of the 2023 Butterfield Bermuda Championship at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo: Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
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.
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