PGA Tour player says he would ‘absolutely trade’ entire career to become a full-time YouTuber

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As YouTube golf continues to grow, one current PGA Tour professional has claimed he would trade his entire career to pursue his ambitions on the platform.

In recent times, Bryson DeChambeau, Peter Finch, Rick Shiels and Grant Horvat have been some of the platform’s pioneers.

As a result, the PGA Tour recently hosted the Creator Classic at East Lake, which saw YouTube’s finest play the back nine at the famous Tour Championship venue.

Wesley Bryan, a current PGA Tour star, is another popular YouTube figure. Bryan has admitted his focus is on YouTube, and the American has now gone one step further in Horvat’s latest video.

Wesley Bryan happy to trade in entire PGA Tour career

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Bryan, along with his brother George and Horvat, has embarked on the ‘Major Cut’ series, which has seen the trio play five previous major championship venues and attempt to make the cut.

Speaking in the latest video at Erin Hills, the scene of Brooks Koepka’s 2017 US Open win, Bryan admitted he would happily trade his entire PGA Tour career and just film YouTube videos.

“The cool thing about this is that we get to come out here and have a good time. Yes, there is pressure to make the cut [YouTube series], but at the end of the day, we understand our place. We are out here just creating content, doing what we love, at an awesome location. I would absolutely trade my PGA Tour career in for being able to do this,” Bryan said.

“If you told me this is what I was going to do, I think I would take it. A big part of that is because I feel the support for the channels, and that validates that line of thinking. Shout out to you guys.”

Wesley Bryan boasts impressive PGA Tour record

Bryan may be unwise to end his PGA Tour career just yet. The American finished T13 in the recent Procore Championship and has banked over $4 million during his 12-year career.

Bryan’s only PGA Tour win came during the 2017 RBC Heritage, where he finished one shot clear of Luke Donald.

2024 hasn’t been overly kind to the 34-year-old, however.

After finishing second at the Corales Puntacana Championship, Bryan missed eight of ten cuts. With Bryan’s YouTube channel on the rise, it will be interesting to see what becomes a priority during the Fall and when the 2025 season eventually rolls around.