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Bubbie Golf Bio
Tom “Bubbie” Broders is a Palatine, Illinois golf creator who turned caddying, an Evans Scholarship, recovery and viral trick shots into an enduring role with Good Good Golf.
Tom “Bubbie” Broders at a glance
Why viewers know him: Broders is one of Good Good’s most recognizable personalities, known for positive energy, baseball-influenced speed, trick shots and unusually open discussion of his recovery.
From baseball to golf and an Evans Scholarship
Broders grew up in Palatine, Illinois, where baseball was his first sport. He took up golf around age 12, later played for Palatine High School and began caddying at Kemper Lakes Golf Club as a freshman.
That work earned him an Evans Scholarship, which supports golf caddies with college tuition and housing. Broders attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where he studied urban and regional planning after initially considering mechanical engineering.
Primary background source: Chicago District Golfer · 02-12-2026.
The turning point in Bubbie Broders’ life
Broders has spoken publicly about alcohol and substance-abuse problems during college. After his sophomore year, he was warned that continued trouble could cost him the Evans Scholarship. He entered recovery, returned to the Evans Scholars house and was subsequently elected house president.
In the 02-12-2026 Chicago District Golfer profile, Broders called overcoming substance abuse his biggest accomplishment and explained how recovery gave him time to invest in positive, productive work. A separate profile published on 09-03-2025 reported that he had been sober for eight years.
Broders has consistently framed recovery as the foundation that gave him the time and direction to build a more positive life.
The trick shot that changed his direction
During his senior year in 2019, Broders launched Bubbie Golf and began building an audience through short-form trick shots. His breakthrough was a chip of a ping-pong ball into a steel water bottle—a shot he worked on for 11 days before making it.
Broders told Chicago District Golfer that the clip generated approximately 3.5 million views and was licensed by Buffalo Wild Wings for $5,000. A later baseball-style driver shot was shown by ESPN and brought another surge of followers. Those moments helped turn a personal experiment into a possible career.
2019 launch
Bubbie Golf began with repeatable short-form trick-shot content rather than tournament coverage.
11-day breakthrough
The ping-pong-ball shot demonstrated the persistence that became part of his creator identity.
Commercial proof
The Buffalo Wild Wings license showed that his videos could become a real business.
“My Life Story…who is Bubbie Golf?”
In this personal-channel video, Broders explains the difficult period that preceded his creator career and the recovery that reshaped his life. It is the clearest first-person companion to this biography.
Bubbie Golf · 05-2022: “My Life Story…who is Bubbie Golf?”
How Bubbie joined Good Good
Broders met Garrett Clark online through a shared interest in golf and Call of Duty. While helping a friend move to Dallas, Broders connected with Clark and appeared in his first video with the emerging Good Good group.
In that first appearance, Broders holed out from 81 yards—something he said he had never done before. He was invited to join the group later that night and moved to Dallas. Golf Monthly dates his arrival to summer 2020.
Broders has remained part of Good Good’s core on-camera identity through matches, challenges, live events and collaborations. The group’s official crew page continued to list him when checked on 10-26-2026.
For the full roster and history, visit My9Iron’s Good Good Golf guide.
Big Break and major creator events
Broders and Clark were selected as non-playing team captains for Big Break x Good Good, while Matt Scharff was named a co-host. The season was filmed but canceled before its planned broadcast, so the captaincy belongs in Broders’ biography as a significant role rather than a completed television appearance.
He has also appeared in Good Good’s larger live and competitive productions, including creator events that connect the group with traditional golf media and established players.
Read the complete account in My9Iron’s Big Break x Good Good cancellation guide.
A documented connection with Chaz Bowker
Broders also became part of one of Chaz Bowker’s defining creator-golf stories. Bowker described defeating Frankie Borelli and Broders during the Internet Invitational, including $24,000 worth of made putts during the event.
Bubbie Golf questions
What is Bubbie Golf’s real name?
Bubbie Golf’s real name is Tom Broders. “Bubbie” began as a family nickname used by his mother and later became his public creator name.
Where is Bubbie Golf from?
Broders is from Palatine, Illinois, northwest of Chicago. He played baseball, joined the Palatine High School golf team and caddied at Kemper Lakes Golf Club.
Where did Bubbie Golf go to college?
Broders attended Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, on an Evans Scholarship earned through caddying.
How did Bubbie join Good Good?
He met Garrett Clark online, later appeared in a video with the emerging group while visiting Dallas and holed out from 81 yards. He was invited to join later that night and became part of Good Good in summer 2020.
Is Bubbie Golf still with Good Good?
Yes. Good Good’s official crew page continued to list Tom “Bubbie” Broders when checked on 10-26-2026.
Has Bubbie spoken about sobriety?
Yes. Broders has publicly discussed his college struggles, recovery and the importance of sobriety. A profile published on 09-03-2025 reported that he had been sober for eight years.
Continue exploring creator golf
Good Good Golf Guide
The group’s history, members, major videos and current projects.
Garrett Clark Bio
The creator Bubbie met online before joining the emerging Good Good group.
Chaz Bowker Bio
The adaptive-golf standout connected to Broders through the Internet Invitational.
Sources for Bubbie Broders’ story
This biography draws from Broders’ personal YouTube channel, Good Good’s official roster, the Western Golf Association and Evans Scholars Foundation, Chicago District Golfer, the Chicago Sun-Times, Golf Channel reporting and Golf Monthly.