Golf Sidekick

About

Golf personality, YouTube star, online content creator, and social media personality who is best known for his "Way of the Playa" philosophy, which emphasizes course management and the mental game over technical swing mechanics.

Before fame

Matt started his YouTube channel around 2018, originally using videos to boost SEO for a golf website he intended to build.

Trivia

He was a former pilot trainee and a poker player before finding his niche in the golf world. His YouTube video "Pebble Beach: How to Play Scratch Golf" got close to 620,000 views in total and is easily one of his most popular pieces of content.

Family life

Born in South Africa, he has lived in various countries and currently bases his operations in Thailand, where he films much of his content.

Associated with

Professionally, he has ties to other notable figures in the golf community, such as Rick Shiels.