YouTube golf stars Wesley and George Bryan face federal accusations of violating nondisclosure agreements to misappropriate a confidential business plan and launch Your Golf Tour.
What started as a digital content partnership has shifted into a courtroom dispute under the Defend Trade Secrets Act. A Colorado company named One Shot Ventures initiated the legal action on October 26 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, assigning the case number 1:2026cv05518. The company argues that its concept for combining creators, professional golfers, and celebrities into competitive team formats was appropriated without authorization.
The core of the complaint centers on agreements allegedly signed by Wesley Bryan and Joe Gilliland, founder of the talent agency Provisions Group. According to court documents, these contracts restricted the use of confidential materials strictly to the proposed joint business venture, forbidding personal gain or competing projects.
“A business opportunity stolen,” the complaint says.
Communication between the parties began in early 2024 as founder Kevin Baum advanced his business plan. The court filing indicates that Bryan expressed enthusiastic support during the planning stages. Discussions also covered potential revenue models, including estimates that top-performing videos could generate approximately $50,000 each solely from YouTube advertising revenue, though that specific projection remains unverified outside the lawsuit.
Following his participation in LIV Golf’s creator event, The Duels: Miami, the PGA Tour issued an indefinite suspension.
One Shot Ventures contends that the LIV Golf appearance utilized concepts derived directly from its proprietary business strategy. LIV Golf is not named as a defendant in the federal filing.
By March 2026, the trajectory materialized into a competing venture. On March 25, the brothers introduced Your Golf Tour alongside co-founder Grant Horvat, establishing a 16-player field competing across four scheduled events. Team Wesley claimed a victory and a $300,000 payout at the second stop, while a $1 million prize purse awaits the finale at the Wynn Las Vegas, which currently lacks a confirmed date.
The lawsuit leaves several chronological gaps unaddressed. The court filings do not detail why the original arrangement between Baum, Bryan, and Gilliland dissolved or stalled before reaching execution.
While Gilliland represents Your Golf Tour co-founder Grant Horvat, Horvat is not listed as a defendant in the current litigation. Neither Bryan Bros Golf nor Provisions Group had formally responded to the complaint when the court docket was last checked on October 26.
The legal challenge runs parallel to other high-stakes disputes within professional golf's commercial interests. On April 16, the Premier Golf League and its parent company filed a separate lawsuit in London’s Commercial Court against LIV Golf and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, seeking between $210 million and $630 million over similar allegations that their foundational business model was used without permission. Defendants in that international litigation have contested those claims.
One Shot Ventures is seeking an unspecified amount in financial damages, citing extensive hours and substantial capital spent developing the underlying concept. The federal court must now determine whether the established agreements were breached, setting a legal benchmark for how digital creators negotiate partnerships and protect intellectual property as creator-led sports enterprises expand.
