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A family health crisis pushed Ryan French away from his day job and into a new calling. When his young son underwent brain surgery, French stayed home, thinking it would just be a six-week break. During that time, he started posting about Monday qualifiers on X. Those updates turned into the channel Monday Q Info. His work soon caught the PGA Tour’s attention, leading to a job offer. But as French would later reveal, the offer came with a “ridiculously low wage.” While the idea of the offer itself was exciting, in reality, it was not. Ryan French was on the Sliced Golf Podcast, sharing the story of why and how he had to let go of this opportunity. “They offered me a job for like ridiculously low wages and then told me if I didn’t take it, then I couldn’t film or take pictures at Mondays anymore,” French said on the Sliced Golf Podcast. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad It all began when French was about to quit working on Monday Q Info. As he mentioned, he was at home because of his son’s surgery, and for him, it was just a few weeks of working on his passion. Although he is friends with many elite golfers, including Phil Mickelson now, he was about to quit at one point. He got support and encouragement from his wife to continue working on it. However, it wasn’t enough, as French wrote a tweet about quitting working on his handle. And then eventually, Sean Martin, the lead editor of PGATOUR.com, connected with him for a work opportunity. That’s what gave the Monday Q Info host some motivation to continue. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad “Sean Martin reached out to me and was like, ‘Hey, let’s just figure out a way you can write the Monday Q article for the tour.’ And it was like almost no money. I think it was $200 an article, but it was like, man, maybe I can make this work,” French said, reflecting on the same. However, French had no idea about media rights back then. At the time, French had no idea that the PGA Tour owned the media rights to all Monday qualifier content across its events. Still, his Monday Q Info account was gaining serious traction. “Then, it kind of became a thing, and the tour was like, ‘Hey, why don’t you come out to the Waste Management?'” French said. With all the knowledge he had, he decided to follow Nick Hardy at the event, as he thought Hardy would make many birdies. He was right; Hardy went on to make many birdies, and his content became very popular. Since Ryan French was doing such a good job with his account, the PGA Tour offered him a job with a ridiculously low wage. What’s worse? he was told that if he declined the job, he would no longer be allowed to take images or videos of the Monday qualifiers because of media rights. That’s what frustrated him the most. “It is definitely a large portion of my frustration with the tour is how that went down. So they let me make it popular and then took it. So, they didn’t take it; they own it,” French said. Read Top Stories First From EssentiallySports Click here and check box next to EssentiallySports The Monday Q Info host uses his handle to do as much good as possible for golfers playing Monday qualifiers. In fact, he uses his handle to promote 90% of the golfers the PGA Tour doesn’t feature in its content. There’ve been many instances that show the same. One that really stands out is Ryan French’s attempt to help a golfer get a sponsor exemption after surviving a near-death experience. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Ryan French helps Dayton Price continue his golf journey Dayton Price, a former AAA hockey player turned golfer, survived a near-fatal vehicle accident in 2022. The accident involved his college golf team. They were returning to their college after an event. The van collided head-on with a truck. Six members of his team and his coach died from fire resulting from the accident. Price suffered severe 3rd and 4th degree burns over 44% of his body. Despite this trauma, he made a comeback to golf. His first birdie came during his first round back at the Whistle Bear golf club. Price described this moment as “the best birdie of my life.” Ryan French shared his story in an X post and requested a sponsor exemption for any tournament. After French’s call for support, Juan David Bernal S from @ProGolfEc responded. Soon, French announced that Dayton Price got a sponsor exemption for the 2026 KIA Open. Sponsor exemptions at PGA Tour events have stirred a heated debate. However, Ryan French has shown that many good things can come from it, too. Although French didn’t commit to the PGA Tour job, he continues to support golfers playing in Monday qualifiers.
