Sahith Theegala gives his honest thoughts on YouTubers playing in the Myrtle Beach qualifier

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Sahith Theegala has issued his verdict on the decision from the PGA Tour to hold The Q at Myrtle Beach, opening up the possibility of a YouTuber qualifying for an event in May.

We are still awaiting the news concerning who will join the field at the first ever Myrtle Beach Classic in May.

The qualifying event was held at the start of March, with YouTubers making up a large portion of the field. The likes of Peter Finch, Grant Horvat, Micah Morris and Luke Kwon were all involved.

There were also some professional golfers involved. So obviously, that could present an amazing opportunity to whoever did win the qualifier and will be back in South Carolina in May.

Sahith Theegala issues verdict on The Q at Myrtle Beach event

Right now, the winner is being kept under wraps. And it will be a little while until we find out who will tee it up. But with that, there is plenty of excitement to see what the outcome of the event was.

Of course, some golf fans may have a big problem with an event of this kind. Certainly, you would not be surprised if some players were a little resentful that a YouTuber could get an invite for an event ahead of them.

Meanwhile, some fans may not be particularly keen to see the sport mix the professional game with the YouTube scene.

But Sahith Theegala is not one of those. Speaking in a press conference this week, the 26-year-old insisted that the YouTubers deserve a lot of credit.

“It would be interesting to see some kind of format like that, I know YouTube golf is taking off and there is a lot of really, really good players on YouTube making great content. I’m sure there is some ideas around that. I don’t even know if I’m allowed to talk about this but the Myrtle Beach Q things with a bunch of, I don’t even like calling them influencers because they are doing such a great job growing the game, but more stuff like that can only help the game as it brings more fans into the game and brings a slightly different crowd into the game so I’m all for it,” he said.

Great for the sport

It is fantastic to see Theegala embrace that side of the game. There will be a number of YouTube players who are more popular and more recognisable than some of the world’s best right now.

So it is going to bring eyeballs to the event. Many may have tuned in to watch LIV Golf this season just to see how Anthony Kim would fare on his return to the sport.

It is a similar situation with May’s event. If one of the YouTubers did win the qualifier, it is going to be brilliant to see how they do against the professionals.

And if the sport becomes more popular because of initiatives such as this, it will eventually benefit those who will perhaps initially resent not being involved at Myrtle Beach.