YouTube Golf Power Rankings: Late April Update

We’ve been tracking the YouTube Golf Power Rankings over the past few months and the leaderboard is starting to spread out.

More rounds, more competitive matches and a clearer picture of who is consistently posting scores that move the needle.

The data comes from the Handicap Tracker which monitors scores from YouTube golf videos and calculates handicaps based on those rounds.

Brad Dalke

Dalke’s run continues and it may be the best stretch we’ve seen from any creator so far.

At Memorial Park, playing alongside Sean Walsh, Dalke went on a full course record chase and delivered a 7-under 63.

Dalke moved up five spots on the leaderboard and now sits at a +6.8 handicap, separating himself as one of the most in-form players right now.

Josh Rutherford

Rutherford continues to build with steady, controlled rounds.

At Clermont National, he got off to a strong start at 2-under through nine holes before cooling slightly on the back. He closed at 1-under and moved up four spots on the leaderboard. Rutherford now sits at a +2.1 handicap.

ShortgameKing

ShortgameKing keeps finding ways to win in competitive formats.

In his “Online Hater” series at Revere Golf Club, he sat at 1-over through 17 holes before holding his nerve to close things out. He moved up three spots on the leaderboard and now sits at a 0.2 handicap.

Bobby Fairways

Fairways came close to a milestone round at Streamsong Black.

Playing alongside Joey and Fat Perez in a total score challenge, he had a putt to break 80 that just missed. An 80 on that course is a strong performance and shows how close the breakthrough is.

Ryan Ruffels

Ruffels delivered one of the strongest rounds of this update.

In his 1v1 match against Mason from BustaJack at Astor Creek Golf, he controlled the match early and then kept the round going. Down the stretch, he caught fire with multiple birdies to post a 9-under 63.

Ruffels moved up two spots on the leaderboard and now sits at a +6.4 handicap.

Biggest handicap impact (Single video)

Bobby Fairways recorded the largest single-round impact in this update after shooting 80 (+7), resulting in a -0.9 shift.

Paddy Moloney followed with a -0.8 change, while Brad Dalke and Ryan Ruffels both posted low rounds of 63 that produced notable movement.

These swings continue to show how quickly a single round can influence the Handicap Tracker, especially when scores fall outside a player’s recent range.