The Race for No.1: Brad Dalke, Sean Walsh and Ryan Ruffels, the Top 3 Golf YouTubers
2026-11-10 · Handicaps
Brad Dalke is the No.1 golf YouTuber on our leaderboard at +7.8. Today that lead got very small. In a video out on 10 November, Sean Walsh shot 64, 8 under, from the black tees at Gentle Creek against Cole Lantz, and moved to +7.7.
The gap between them is now 0.07 of a shot, the closest it's been since July 2024, the last time Sean was ahead. Ryan Ruffels is third at +6.9. And all three are as good as they've ever been on our record.
Handicaps as of 10 November 2026, tour pros not included. A player's best counts from their 8th round, once their handicap has settled.
How close is it?
For most of the last two years Brad has been clear of the other two. Sean was down at +3.9 in February, his lowest point since we started tracking him, and Ryan briefly led the three that month too. Since then Sean has climbed every single month, from +3.9 to +7.7, and the last three months have been his best run of golf on camera.
Brad Dalke: +7.8
Brad DalkeProfile & every round ›
Best round · 57 at Bridlewood Golf ClubThe Most INSANE Round of My Life | Chasing 59 Ep. 3Brad has the second-best scoring average of anyone on our leaderboard, 69.0 over 148 rounds, more rounds than any other golf YouTuber we track. His +7.8 is the best handicap he's ever had, and a run of low scores since August got him there:
- 60, 12 under at Bear Creek in "Can I FINALLY Shoot 59?" (19 August).
- 60, 10 under at Sherrill Park in "This Might Be the Round of My Life" (30 September).
- 63, 8 under at The Golf Club at Surrey Hills (16 October), the round that took him to +7.8.
60 · Sherrill ParkThis Might Be the Round of My Life
63 · Surrey HillsCan I Break the Record at America's 5th Worst Golf Course?Sean Walsh: +7.7
Sean WalshProfile & every round ›
Best round · 61 at Sky Creek Ranch Golf ClubThe Best Golf He’s Ever PlayedSean has played more different courses on camera than any golf YouTuber we track, 123, and he's in the form of his life. He was +6.1 in mid-August. Since then most of his rounds have been under par, and the low ones have come on hard courses, which count for more:
- 64, 7 under at Old Bridge in "Someone Broke a Course Record…" (24 August).
- 65, 7 under at Fields Ranch West, the PGA's home course in Frisco, with Brad in the same video (2 September).
- 64, 8 under at Rams Hill to win the final round of YGT Event 2 (14 September).
- 67, 5 under at The Lakes at Castle Hills against Asian Tour player Nick Voke (6 November).
- 64, 8 under from the black tees at Gentle Creek, a 7,317-yard course rated 75.9 (10 November), the round that took him to within 0.07 of Brad.
64 · Gentle CreekI Challenged Internet Invitational’s Biggest Snub (Sean Walsh)
64 · Rams HillWho Will Win YGT Event 2? (Finale)Ryan Ruffels: +6.9
Ryan RuffelsProfile & every round ›
Best round · 63 at Astor Creek GolfThis Match Turned Into My Lowest Round Ever (1v1 Series)Ryan, of The Lads, is level with his best ever at +6.9, and his scoring average of 69.7 is the fourth-best on the leaderboard. He's played fewer rounds than Brad and Sean, 75 to their 140-plus, so each new round moves him more. His best lately: 66, 6 under at ChampionsGate (4 August) and 64, 7 under at Stewart Creek (11 September). His lowest round on our record is a 63 at Astor Creek in April.
64 · Stewart CreekRyan Ruffles is trying to take my Tour Spot!
66 · ChampionsGateI Challenged a Top 10 YouTube Golfer (Ryan Ruffels)Brad vs Sean
The top two have played together in 69 videos. Counting the full rounds where they both played, the lower score winning, Brad leads 34 to 23, with 10 tied. Ryan has played them less: he's 2–4 against Brad and 1–4 against Sean.
69 videos together. Brad wins more often, but Sean is closer than ever on handicap.
Full head to headWho's chasing
Behind the top three, four more golf YouTubers are better than +5:
- Pavan Sagoo, +6.8, is just 0.17 behind Ryan, but from only 10 rounds, and none since April. A few new videos could move him either way.
- Wesley Bryan, +6.2, was +7.3 in 2024 and shot 7 under at Rams Hill in the YGT Event 2 final. He has the lowest round any golf YouTuber has on our record, a 56.
- Chance Taylor, +6.1, has the best scoring average on the whole leaderboard, 67.4. He was +6.4 in September, his best yet.
- Jean-Philippe Mehu, +5.4, of ParYard Golf has the fifth-best average, 69.8, from 23 rounds.
Tour pros have their own table: Bryson DeChambeau (+9.2), Jason Day (+8.7), Ian Poulter (+8.0) and Nick Voke (+7.6) would all sit above Brad.
How we work these out
Every handicap on Handicap Tracker comes from rounds played in YouTube videos. We log each round, allow for how tough the course and tees were, and a player's handicap is the average of their best 8 rounds among their latest 20. That's why the margins at the top can be this small: Sean's next round could put him top, and so could Brad's. Check the leaderboard after every new video.
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