Arizona golf’s next wave is already here.

Meet local creators sharing instruction, fitness, fashion, equipment, course discoveries and desert golf culture.

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Arizona golf is bigger than winter tee sheets and the WM Phoenix Open. It’s a community and much of that community now lives online.

Across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, local creators are making the game more entertaining and welcoming. Some can help you understand your swing. Others will introduce you to a new course or upgrade your wardrobe.

For this list, I looked for creators based in Arizona who actively produce content and have more than 10,000 Instagram followers.

It’s a collection of distinct voices worth adding to your feed!

53K followers | Phoenix

Mariah Swigart’s motto, “Golf Smart, Swing with Swag,” does a good job of describing her content. She combines golf instruction, equipment, course experiences and player development with a personality that keeps everything approachable.

A former collegiate golfer and PGA Professional Golf Management student, Mariah offers more substance than the typical highlight reel. Her feed includes drills, interviews, golf technology and conversations about the mental side of the game. She’s a strong follow for golfers who want to learn something without turning every scroll through Instagram into a technical lesson.

35K followers | Scottsdale

Claire’s feed blends golf with health, travel and a clean desert aesthetic. Her posts move between course photography, golf outfits, brand collaborations and snapshots of golf life around Arizona.

What makes the account work is its simplicity. It doesn’t try to turn every swing into a tutorial or every round into a competition. Instead, Claire captures the visual and social reasons so many people are drawn to the game in the first place.

Follow her for Arizona scenery, apparel inspiration and an easygoing version of golf culture.

17K followers | Scottsdale

Sedona Hopley brings personality, humor and a player’s perspective to the Arizona golf scene. Her content is less about presenting a perfectly manufactured golf life and more about sharing the experience of playing, practicing and spending time around the game.

That relatability makes her account stand out. The golf creator world can become overly polished, but Sedona’s growing audience suggests there is still plenty of room for creators who feel like someone you might actually get paired with on a Saturday morning.

Follow her for golf, lifestyle and a distinctly local point of view.

49K followers | Scottsdale

Nicole Mozolewski brings fashion, lifestyle and an approachable player’s perspective to Arizona golf content. Her feed is a mix of outfits, course moments, brand discoveries and the familiar highs and lows of trying to improve. Rather than presenting golf as an exclusive world reserved for low handicaps, she makes it feel social and accessible.

Follow Nicole if you like discovering new golf looks, seeing the game through a newer player’s eyes and remembering that enjoying the round is the point.

98K followers | Scottsdale

Golf already provides enough frustration. Josh Buttsy supplies the comic relief. Describing himself as an “amateur professional golfer” and “semi-pro comedian,” he creates sketches, reactions and personality-driven content about the absurdities surrounding the game.

His humor can lean mature, so this may not be the account for every junior golfer’s feed. For adults who have ever blamed a putter, celebrated a double bogey or arrived at the course wildly overconfident, Buttsy will feel extremely familiar.

53K followers | Scottsdale

Clayton Gelfand has built one of Arizona’s most recognizable accounts at the intersection of golf, apparel, equipment and modern golf culture.

His feed is especially valuable for discovering emerging brands. Expect product features, try-ons, course experiences, event coverage and commentary on where the game is heading. Clayton understands that for many younger players, what happens around the round matters almost as much as the score.

Follow him if your interests extend beyond swing mechanics and into the business, design and culture shaping modern golf.

43K followers | Scottsdale

Andrew Hannon approaches golf through mobility, strength and athletic performance. His content is aimed particularly at golfers over 30 who want to move better, create speed and keep playing without feeling wrecked afterward.

With experience coaching professional players, Andrew translates golf fitness into drills and exercises recreational golfers can understand. That makes his account useful even if you have no intention of adopting a tour-level training schedule.

Follow him for practical mobility work, strength concepts and a better understanding of how your body influences your swing.

25K followers | Chandler

Luke Bracke brings an unusual combination of medicine, movement analysis and golf coaching to Instagram.

An anesthesiologist and movement specialist, Luke focuses on how golfers generate power and build more efficient hitting mechanics. His feed appeals to players who want to understand the athletic movement behind the swing, not simply copy a professional golfer’s positions.

Follow Luke for movement breakdowns, training concepts and an evidence-minded approach to hitting the ball better.

These creators show just how many different versions of golf can coexist in the desert. Follow the ones that fit your game.

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