YouTuber Dalke two shots off lead at BMW International Open
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- Brad Dalke shot a six-under 66 in Friday's second round at the BMW International Open in Munich, placing him two shots behind halfway leader Hennie du Plessis of South Africa on his DP World Tour debut.
- Hennie du Plessis leads at 11 under after rounds of 64-69, with England's Jack Senior (65) one shot back in a share of second alongside Michael Hollick and Mexico's Carlos Ortiz.
- Dalke is best known for the Good Good YouTube golf channel and told reporters he was 'shaking like a leaf' on the opening tee shot Thursday before settling in.
- Dalke won the 2015 Junior PGA Championship and finished runner-up at the 2016 US Amateur, earning spots at The Masters and US Open in 2017 where he missed both cuts — his first appearance in a ranking event in six years.
- Dalke acknowledged extra responsibility beyond himself: 'I do kind of represent YouTube golf in a way... I'm trying to prove it for them as well,' he said of his online fanbase.
Why it matters: Dalke is best framed not as a content-creator novelty but as a former elite amateur: 2015 Junior PGA champion, 2016 US Amateur runner-up, and 2017 Masters and US Open participant, now back in a ranking event for the first time in six years. If he contends through the weekend, it becomes a tested-prodigy comeback story — and a measurable test of whether YouTube-era fame translates into a legitimate DP World Tour title shot.
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