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BBC News
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Youtuber and dream chaser Finch aiming for Open spot
Along with two major champions, a former world number one and several Ryder Cup heroes, a popular YouTuber will be among the players looking to secure a spot at the 153rd Open in Tuesday's final qualifying events. Influencer Peter Finch, who has a huge social media following, will be one of the most intriguing storylines at Dundonald 38-year-old is one of 288 players featuring in events in Scotland, Burnham & Berrow, Royal Cinque Ports and West Lancashire, aiming to earn one of the 20 spots still available for the final men's major of the year at Royal Portrush from 17-20 July."I'm feeling a little bit nervous but also quite excited in some respects," said Finch, who is known for his course vlogs, golfing challenges and match-ups with professionals on his social channels. "Dundonald is a course I know well and I really love it in this part of the world. I'm playing with two European Tour pros, so you are going see something good," he as content creator, golfer and dream chaser on the official Open X account,, external the man from Lancashire is well aware that he is a rank outsider to advance ahead of players who have all won on the DP World has never played at that level and likely never will. And the scale of his task is underlined by the fact that he tees off in the 36-hole event at 07:50 BST at the same time as Lee Westwood. Now 52, Westwood deposed Tiger Woods at the top of the world rankings in 2010 and has half a dozen second- and third-placed finishes in golf's four major Englishman, who last played at the Open in 2022, was a shot away from a place in a play-off in 2009 and finished in a tie for fourth at Portrush in golfer, Adrian Meronk a four-time winner on the DWP Tour before his defection to the Saudi-backed series will also be a serious contender to claim one of the five places on offer at the links course in Ayrshire. While Johannes Veerman and Angel Hidalgo, have also triumphed on main professional tour in Europe, while Welshman Jamie Donaldson appeared for the continent in the 2014 Ryder Marc Warren, who has played the Open five times, most recently at Royal Liverpool in 2023 is in Finch's group along with Jack Senior.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
YouTube golf star Peter Finch advances through Open Championship local qualifying
YouTube golf has exploded in popularity over the past half-decade, and one of its most popular stars made a splash Monday. Peter Finch advanced through Open Championship local qualifying at Caldy Golf Club in Birkenhead, England. Finch shot 1-under 71, which included an eagle on the course's par-5 11th, to finish at the top of the leaderboard. Finch's YouTube channel, Peter Finch Golf, has amassed more than 700,000 subscribers, and he's made content with other internet golf stars like Grant Horvat and Ryan Shiels, as well as some big professional names like Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. Advertisement His production crew was on site at Caldy to document his performance in local qualifying. Finch will tee it up again at final qualifying at Dundonald Links on July 1 with the chance to play in the 153rd Open Championship, which takes place July 17-20 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland. This article originally appeared on Golfweek: YouTuber Peter Finch advances through Open Championship local qualifying
USA Today
24-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
YouTube golf star Peter Finch advances through Open Championship local qualifying
YouTube golf has exploded in popularity over the past half-decade, and one of its most popular stars made a splash Monday. Peter Finch advanced through Open Championship local qualifying at Caldy Golf Club in Birkenhead, England. Finch shot 1-under 71, which included an eagle on the course's par-5 11th, to finish at the top of the leaderboard. Finch's YouTube channel, Peter Finch Golf, has amassed more than 700,000 subscribers, and he's made content with other internet golf stars like Grant Horvat and Ryan Shiels, as well as some big professional names like Luke Donald and Lee Westwood. His production crew was on site at Caldy to document his performance in local qualifying. Finch will tee it up again at final qualifying at Dundonald Links on July 1 with the chance to play in the 153rd Open Championship, which takes place July 17-20 at Royal Portrush in Northern Ireland.
