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The Feed: The Brad Dalkeissance is upon us

This is a busy time of year for us all, even YouTube golfers. But instead of decking the halls, they’re hitting drivers off the deck. That’s good news for the rest of us as we venture off to our holiday destinations (a crowded airport, the in-laws’ WiFi-less cabin, the community theater for a rousing rendition of ‘The Nutcracker’) in search of some much-needed respite.Player of the Year, Non-PGA Tour EditionIt’s been a HELL of year for Brad Dalke. This spring, YouTube golf fans were grumbling. Good Good had lost its magic. It had gone too mainstream. The retooled roster had no chemistry. Blah, blah, blah. Fast forward six months, and Brad Dalke—a guy who the Redditors were saying just didn’t fit—is now the hottest commodity in unprofessional golf. Go figure.In August, the former National Championship-winning Oklahoma Sooner won the Creator Classic with a birdie putt in the pouring rain to take home the $100,000 top prize. Though we didn’t know it yet, Dalke had also just won the yet-to-be-aired Internet Invitational, claiming a third of the $1-million winner’s purse. Throughout the finale, Dalke carried teammates Francis Ellis and Cody ‘Beef’ Franke (rest in peace), executing tour-level shot after tour-level enroute to Internet infamy.In the weeks since the Internet Invitational’s conclusion, Dalke has become the hottest commodity in YouTube golf. He’s been the given the ‘What’s in the Bag?’ treatment from endemic equipment manufacturers like Callaway and appeared as a guest on countless channels as everyone scrambled for their piece of the Brad brand. That continued this week, as Dalke joined George and Wesley Bryan, as well as fellow Good Good stick Sean Walsh, for a 2v2 scramble match designed to answer one very simple question:Who is the best golfer on YouTube?RELATED: Internet Invitational winner reveals that Paige Spiranac anonymously donated her skins money to Cody ‘Beef’ Franke’s familyAs Dalke explained, the definitive answer to that question will have to wait for a planned four-day series with a collection of the best players from across the Internet, but this quick two-man scramble provided a nice preview. There’s been a lot of debate in the wake of the Internet Invitational about whether Dalke or Wesley Bryan is the best golfer on YouTube, and this video provides a great opportunity to compare the pair’s strengths and weaknesses side by side. That said, we think we know who Wesley is voting for and, spoiler alert, it’s not himself.Brad Dalke, hypothetical Ryder Cup hero? We don’t know about all that, but his teammates and competitors at the Internet Invitational also seems to agree with Bryan’s take.RELATED: Francis Ellis on winning the Internet Invitational, SlopeGate and why he felt more pressure than Scottie Scheffler ever couldNeedless to say, it’s all coming up Dalke at the moment, but life has a way of knocking you off the top of the mountain, and unfortunately that gust came for the Good Good personality this week. Dalke spent three days in the hospital with his wife, who has been suffering from a still-unspecified health issue. The whole “wHo’s tHe bEsT yUTubE gOlFEr?” question suddenly seems rather trite in light of this. It also shows that no matter how blessed someone may look from the outside—especially on social media—you never know what they might be going through privately. So if you enjoyed Dalke’s golf this year, as millions of us did, go drop him a line and show some support.Quick HitsBob Does Sports“Every hole we do not birdie, we must shotgun a beer.” If that tagline doesn’t hook you, clearly this video isn’t for you.Grant HorvatAccording to DJ Khaled, all DJ Khaled does is win. Will that hold true when he faces off against Grant Horvat (who is giving him a whopping 20 strokes)? I think we can all probably answer that question but go ahead and watch anyway.Good Good GolfThe triple-G squad take on 2017 Masters champ Sergio Garcia. Tune in to see if things get muy picante.Good Good Girls The Good Good ladies try their hand at the Good Good fellas’ “Chaotic Golf Challenge.” Come for the golf, stay for the tee flips.Peter FinchIn the self-help category this week, Peter Finch counts down the 10 decisions that are killing your golf game. So much online golf improvement content focuses on technique, technique, technique, but course management, strategy and decision-making play just as big a role in lowering your handicap, so don’t skip this one.

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