Most guys choose — chase the PGA Tour card, or build a YouTube channel. The grind of professional golf — travel, cuts, sponsor obligations, training — doesn't leave much room for content creation.
James Nicholas decided to do both. And it's working.
Halfway through 2026 he's won on the Korn Ferry Tour, qualified for the US Open, made the cut at Shinnecock Hills — all while posting more long-form YouTube content than most of the 175+ channels IGT tracks. His channel is doing what his career is doing: building.
The GolfThrough 15 starts in 2026 — 14 on the Korn Ferry Tour and the US Open — James has made 8 cuts and earned $274,843 in combined prize money.
The KFT line: 1 win, 1 Top 5, 1 Top 10, 4 Top 25. No WDs, no DQs. He sits 15th on the points list with 659 points. A strong second half earns him a PGA Tour card.
In June he qualified for the US Open, shot 71-72 to make the cut at Shinnecock Hills, and finished T65 — adding $44,938 in his first PGA Tour start of the season. That's the backdrop for everything on his YouTube channel this year.
IGT tracks 175+ YouTube golf creators across six subscriber tiers. James sits in Tier 4 — the 25K to 100K band. He has 35.1K subscribers as of this writing.
Nineteen videos in 2026 while competing in 15 professional golf events. His content calendar is running parallel to the tournament schedule, not despite it.
His Top 5 Videos in 2026Look at the top three. A tour win. A match against a world-ranked player. A US Open qualification. No manufactured stakes. No bucket list round. Just a professional golfer documenting what's happening.
The qualification video is at 47.8K views and still climbing. The behind-the-scenes footage from Shinnecock Hills — actual major championship content from a creator who made the cut — drops this Sunday at 10am.
A KFT win in February. A US Open cut in June. Nineteen videos documenting the climb. The biggest one hasn't dropped yet.
IGT will be tracking the numbers.
IGT tracks 175+ YouTube golf creators and publishes weekly rankings, standings, and creator spotlights on Instagram @internetgolftour, and internetgolftour.com.