Brad Dalke is set to make a highly anticipated appearance on the PGA Tour at the Rocket Classic.
Dalke is a YouTube golfer by profession, but he had an immensely promising amateur career that saw him play at The Masters and the US Open.
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He won the Creator Classic last year and the Internet Invitational against content creators and former pros. But many fans wanted to see how Dalke would stack up against current PGA Tour players, and the tour granted their wish, giving him a sponsor’s exemption for the Rocket Classic.
The anticipation for Dalke’s PGA Tour return only grew when he took part in the BMW International Open in Germany and put himself in contention going into the weekend. He ended up T30, but it was an incredibly impressive display.
Now he turns his attention to the PGA, and Dalke will be hoping to do much better than he did last time he played on the tour.
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Brad Dalke missed the cut in his last PGA Tour start
You have to go all the way back to 2016 to find the last time Dalke teed off on the PGA Tour. It was at the Valero Texas Open, and it didn’t go to plan for the young amateur.
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In the same season that he finished second in the US Amateur, earning a place at The Masters and the US Open, Dalke not only missed the cut at the Texas Open, but he was dead last in the field.
He went 14-over par through two days, shooting an 85 on Friday to fall to dead last in the field. This 85 was the worst round any player recorded in the tournament.
Dalke’s appearances at The Masters and the US Open are also classed as PGA Tour starts, but they didn’t go much better. The American missed the cut at both events despite winning on the amateur circuit for the first time that year.
So through three events, Dalke doesn’t have a made cut on the PGA Tour to his name. He’ll hope that this week will be different.
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