La Quinta
For the first time in 33 years: amateur golfer wins on the PGA Tour
He is just 20 years old, studies at the University of Alabama and has won a tournament on the PGA Tour: Nick Dunlap. photo
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This happened only rarely – and not for 33 years. Nick Dunlap is an amateur who wins a tournament on the PGA Tour. The last person to achieve this is one of the greats in golf.
The American Nick Dunlap is the first amateur golfer since Phil Mickelson 33 years ago to win a tournament PGA Tour won.
The 20-year-old University of Alabama student won by one stroke over Christiaan Bezuidenhout in La Quinta, California. Dunlap is only the third amateur since 1957 to win a professional tournament. “I’ve never felt anything like this,” Dunlap said. “It was so cool to experience that as an amateur.”
With 29 strokes under par, the reigning amateur champion broke the tournament record and is also the youngest amateur to win on the PGA Tour since 1910. Whether he remains an amateur as a student or switches to the PGA Tour and becomes a professional According to his parents, a decision has not yet been made. He is definitely eligible to play for the Masters and the US Open.