Best Golf YouTube Channels in 2026
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YouTube has quietly become the biggest golf instructor in the world. More people learn a takeaway drill or a bunker technique from a ten-minute video than from a lesson book, and the format fits golf better than most sports. You can watch a swing fault in slow motion as many times as you need to see it.
The channels below are picked for what they’re each actually good for, not subscriber count alone, though we note the numbers where they’re relevant. Three of the ten channels on our 2017 version of this list are gone or dormant; what’s replaced them is a mix of full-time instruction channels and a newer wave of creator-golf entertainment that didn’t really exist yet in 2017.
How we picked: We watched a range of videos from each channel’s current upload history rather than relying on subscriber counts alone. Subscriber and view figures come from public YouTube data as of mid-2026 and will drift; the format and content judgments are ours.
Jump to the comparison table if you just want the picks.
Looking for the 2017 original? Our first list covered Me and My Golf, Buzza Golf, and Seb on Golf, some of which have gone quiet since.
Best Golf YouTube Channels in 2026 Comparison Table
| Channel | Best For | Subscribers | Video Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Shiels Golf | Equipment reviews | 3.1M+ | 15–25 min |
| Good Good | Entertainment, tour-style golf | 2.1M+ | 15–30 min |
| Danny Maude | Swing fixes | 1.1M+ | 10–15 min |
| Grant Horvat Golf | Course vlogs, challenges | 1.6M+ | 20–40 min |
| Bryan Bros Golf | Tour-level trick shots | 1M+ | 10–20 min |
| Mr. Short Game | Short game instruction | 500K+ | 8–15 min |
| Peter Finch Golf | All-around instruction | 400K+ | 10–20 min |
| Bryson DeChambeau | Behind-the-scenes tour access | 2.7M+ | 15–20 min |
| Mark Crossfield | Quick equipment takes | 300K+ | 5–15 min |
1. Rick Shiels Golf
Rick Shiels was already on our 2017 list at 243,000 subscribers. He’s now the single biggest name in golf YouTube at 3.1 million, and the channel has grown into the closest thing golf has to a consumer-reports desk: he reviews nearly every driver, iron, and putter released each year, plus celebrity matches and course vlogs.
The equipment content is the reason to subscribe. Shiels tests clubs on launch monitors and says plainly when a new release isn’t worth the upgrade, which is rarer in golf media than it should be. The instructional videos are solid but not his specialty anymore. The channel has gotten busier and more entertainment-driven as it’s scaled.
Who should skip it: Golfers who want a single instructor’s system rather than a wide net of reviews and one-off tips. Shiels doesn’t build lessons on top of each other the way a dedicated coaching channel does.
2. Good Good
Good Good didn’t exist when we wrote the original version of this list. It’s now one of the most-watched golf channels on YouTube, built around a group of young players competing against each other and outside pros in tournament formats, with a production quality closer to a streaming sports show than a traditional golf vlog. The group has since been tied to an actual PGA Tour event, the Good Good Championship.
The appeal is watching genuinely skilled amateurs and mini-tour players compete under real pressure, with the banter of a friend group rather than the polish of broadcast golf.
Who should skip it: Anyone looking for instruction. Good Good is entertainment first. You’ll pick up course-management ideas by osmosis, but nobody’s teaching a takeaway here.
3. Danny Maude
Danny Maude runs one of the largest dedicated instruction channels in golf, built entirely around isolating one swing fault per video and fixing it with a single drill. No equipment reviews, no vlogs, just lessons, which makes the channel easy to search when you know exactly what’s going wrong.
The strength is specificity. A video titled around hitting fat shots stays on that one cause for its full length instead of drifting into three unrelated tips, which is the opposite of how a lot of instructional content is structured.
Who should skip it: Golfers who like a coach with personality and banter around the lesson. Maude’s format is efficient rather than entertaining, and some viewers want more of the latter.
4. Grant Horvat Golf
Grant Horvat plays courses most golfers will never get to walk: top-100 private clubs, courses under construction, and head-to-head matches against other creators. He vlogs the round with commentary on the architecture and the shots. He’s become one of the two or three biggest names in the creator-golf wave alongside Good Good, recently helping launch a creator-league format with real prize money.
It’s a course-porn channel more than an instruction one. If you like watching good golf on great courses and hearing a competent player talk through decisions in real time, that’s the draw.
Who should skip it: Beginners looking for swing help. There’s essentially no instruction here. This is entertainment built around access and course quality.
5. Bryan Bros Golf
Wesley Bryan, a genuine PGA Tour winner, runs this channel with his brother George. The content leans into trick shots, challenges, and skins-style matches, with a level of ball-striking most creator channels can’t match because Wesley has actually played the tour.
The trick-shot content is the standout. Wesley’s short-game touch is real, not YouTube-edited, and it shows in videos built around long-range chip-ins and impossible-lie recoveries.
Who should skip it: Anyone wanting fundamentals instruction. This is a highlight-reel channel, not a lesson channel, and the skill level on display can be more discouraging than instructive for a high handicapper.
6. Mr. Short Game
A smaller channel than most on this list, but the short-game specialization is genuinely useful. Chipping, pitching, and bunker play get buried as an afterthought on a lot of bigger channels chasing broader appeal; this one treats them as the whole subject.
The videos are short and single-purpose, which suits a skill you’re trying to practice rather than just watch.
Who should skip it: Golfers looking for full-swing or driver content. That’s simply not what the channel covers.
7. Peter Finch Golf
Peter Finch was on our original 2017 list at 117,000 subscribers and is still active, now with a broader mix of tips, course vlogs, and equipment content than the pure-instruction channel he ran in 2017. The lessons are built around meeting the viewer’s actual skill level rather than a one-size cue, which was true then and still is.
Who should skip it: Viewers who want a tightly focused channel around one type of content. Finch’s channel has widened over the years, which means more variety but less of the single-topic depth some of the other names here offer.
8. Bryson DeChambeau
DeChambeau’s channel averages more views per video than any other golf creator, driven by behind-the-scenes access to his own training, gear experiments, and celebrity matches most channels can’t book. It’s the closest thing to an all-access pass into a top-level tour pro’s actual practice routine and equipment tinkering.
Who should skip it: Anyone looking for instruction aimed at a recreational swing. DeChambeau’s content is built around his own game and gear obsessions, which are specific to a swing speed and access level most viewers don’t share.
9. Mark Crossfield
Crossfield was second on our 2017 list and is still publishing, though the channel has settled into a smaller, steadier audience than the newer entertainment-first channels above. He still turns around quick, opinionated takes on new equipment and swing questions faster than the bigger production channels can.
Who should skip it: Viewers who want longer-form, heavily produced content. Crossfield’s videos are still closer to his 2017 format: quick, plain-spoken, and light on production, which some viewers now find dated next to Good Good or Grant Horvat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Rick Shiels still the best golf YouTube channel?
He's the biggest, at 3.1 million subscribers, and the equipment reviews still hold up. Whether he's the best depends on what you want. For swing fixes specifically, Danny Maude and Mr. Short Game go deeper with less production around the instruction.
Which golf YouTube channel is best for actually lowering my score?
Danny Maude and Mr. Short Game for mechanics, since both build a full lesson around one fixable cause rather than a grab-bag of tips. Wisdom in Golf if the standard cues have never worked for you and you want the swing explained through body mechanics instead.
Are the creator golf leagues like Good Good and Grant Horvat worth watching if I don't care about instruction?
Yes, if you want golf as entertainment rather than a lesson. Good Good and Grant Horvat both run head-to-head formats and course vlogs with real production value. Watch Rick Shiels or Mark Crossfield instead if you want to walk away having learned something.
The Bottom Line
If you’re picking one channel, Rick Shiels covers the widest ground between instruction and equipment. If you want to actually fix your swing, Danny Maude or Mr. Short Game will do more for your scorecard than any of the entertainment channels. The honest limitation of this list is that it dates fast. Three of our 2017 picks have gone quiet in under a decade, and the creator-golf wave behind Good Good and Grant Horvat barely existed then. Check back for the next refresh, and see our Best Golf Wedges list if you came here from an equipment review.
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