Golf Channel Revives 'Big Break' With YouTube's Good Good in a Bid for Younger Viewers

Golf Channel is bringing back 'Big Break,' the reality competition that ran for a record 23 seasons from 2003 to 2015, and it is tapping YouTube's Good Good to help find a new audience. The revived 24th season, titled 'Big Break x Good Good,' premieres Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Horseshoe Bay Resort west of Austin, Texas. (The Hollywood Reporter; Golf Channel)

Twelve contestants will compete for a prize that carries real weight in the golf world: an exemption into November's Good Good Championship, a PGA Tour event. Golf Channel executive vice president Tom Knapp confirmed the revival in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. (The Hollywood Reporter; Golf Channel on Facebook)

Good Good is a group of young golfers whose lighter-hearted golf content draws millions of YouTube views and who make most of their money from merchandise sales. Two members, Sean Walsh and Matt Meneghetti, will compete as contestants on the new season. Brad Dalke and Tom "Bubbie" Broder will serve as non-playing captains. The team showcased their merchandise and detailed the 'Big Break' association at the 2026 PGA Show. (The Hollywood Reporter; Golf Channel)

Blair O'Neal will host the return. Golf Galaxy is on board as a partner. (Golf Channel; Golf Channel on Facebook)

The pairing is aimed at closing a demographic gap. Golf Channel's median-age viewer is estimated to be in their early to mid 60s. Good Good's audience skews far younger, and Golf Channel and Good Good first partnered in 2023. (The Hollywood Reporter)

There is also a streaming play behind the revival. Knapp said Golf Channel plans to launch a standalone direct-to-consumer streaming service — meaning viewers would subscribe to the channel directly rather than through a cable bundle — and described it as "in the plan." (The Hollywood Reporter)

For the original 'Big Break,' the format was straightforward: contestants faced skills challenges and elimination rounds, and winners earned exemptions into professional tour events. The show launched in 2003 and became one of Golf Channel's signature programmes before ending its run in 2015 after 23 seasons. (The Hollywood Reporter; Golf Channel)

For fans of the original, the return brings a familiar structure with new faces. For Good Good's YouTube audience, it is a first taste of a format that ran for over a decade on linear television. The bet from Golf Channel is that both groups tune in.