Dalke's performance on tour debut after quitting YouTube amid wife health battle
SportGolfPGA TourBrad Dalke carded a three-under at the DP World Tour's BMW International Open after announcing his departure from Good Good Golf due to personal matters16:58 ET, 02 Jul 2026Updated 16:58 ET,. . .
SportGolfPGA TourBrad Dalke carded a three-under at the DP World Tour's BMW International Open after announcing his departure from Good Good Golf due to personal matters16:58 ET, 02 Jul 2026Updated 16:58 ET, 02 Jul 2026Brad Dalke carded a first round three-under 69 at the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open on Thursday in Munich. The former Good Good Golf star announcedhis departure from the social media brand just days ago on June 25, noting family hardships. He thanked nearly everyone he worked with during histime with the platform. The 28-year-old is a former prodigy golfer who turned to YouTube. Opportunities and paychecks are there, with the Your Golf Tour creation and Bryson DeChambeau both boasting incredible outcomes within the golf community. Article continues belowNow, he’s just five shots off the lead and sits comfortably inside the cut line on a tour event, playing alongside the likes of Sergio Garcia, Patrick Reed, and Eugenio Chacarra. His opening round at Golfclub München Eichenried nearly included an ace on the par-3 second hole. His strong round came thanks to a few birdies within the first 12 holes and clutch par saves later on. It’s his sixth ranked start in his career after he missed the cut at the 2016 Valero Texas Open before earning the same result at the 2017 Masters and U. S. Open. It comes after he announced he’d be leaving Good Good due to personal reasons, including heart-breaking moments within his family. Dalke revealed in aYouTube videothat he came back from the Ryder Cup with a surprise from his wife stating they were set to have a child and he was going to be a father. “It all kind of hit me like, "Holy crap, I'm going to be a dad. " But it was awesome,” said Dalke in his YouTube video. Shortly after, Dalke revealed that they had lost the child. “It still hurt just the same,” said Dalke. “It was awful. We just never in our minds even thought that was going to happen… It caught us blindsided. It really caught us off guard and it was really just a gut punch to the both of us. They tried again, and lost a second child, too. “It was the most heart-wrenching thing I've ever seen in my life and the most heart-wrenching thing I've ever felt in my life,” he continued. “And it was just an awful day, the worst day of our lives. And not only was the miscarriage, but she had to go through the miscarriage side effects. ”Article continues belowDalke will tee off again Friday at the DP World Tour’s BMW International Open in hopes of a great finish. Choose The Mirror US as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value. PGA Tour