Nick Dunlap is a future star of the PGA Tour, however, he is now known for his horrendous start to the 2025 Masters Tournament.
On his second start at Augusta National, he shot an astronomic 90 – 18-over-par with four double-bogeys and a triple-bogey. He remarkably didn’t three-putt, but he was last out of 95 competitors after Thursday at the Masters Tournament.
Dunlap was born and raised in Alabama, and went on to represent the University of Alabama during his college years. He won for the first time during his freshman season, and would go on to win several times. He won the US Junior Amateur Championship in 2021, and two years later, claimed the US Amateur Championship crown – becoming only the second man in history to do so.
The American played in the US Open in both 2022 and 2023 thanks to those Amateur Championship victories, but failed to make the cut on either occasion. He received a sponsor’s exemption to play in The American Express in January 2024, and made history. Dunlap became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in 33 years, and also tied the low round by an amateur on the tour during the course of his victory.
He became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. He then became the first player to win on the PGA Tour as both an amateur and a professional in the same season, thanks to his win at the Barracuda Championship later that year.
Nick Dunlap | Player Profile
Personal Information
Name: Nicholas Dunlap
Born: December 23, 2003
Nationality: United States
Residence: Alabama, United States
Career
College: University of Alabama
Turned Pro: N/A
Professional Wins: 2
Highest World Ranking: 68 – January 22, 2024
Best Results In Majors
Best Finishes:
– Masters Tournament – CUT (2024, 2025)
– PGA Championship – CUT (2024)
– US Open – CUT (2022, 2023, 2024)
– Open Championship – DNP
Professional Wins – 2
2024 (2) – The American Express, Barracuda Championship
Nick Dunlap | What’s In His Bag?
Dunlap is yet to sign a kit deal with any of the major players in the game, so his bag is a mismatch of clubs. TaylorMade, PING, Srixon and Odyssey all feature.
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You can read our full piece on what’s in Nick Dunlap’s bag here.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Nick Dunlap
When and where was Nick Dunlap born?
Nick Dunlap was born in Huntsville, Alabama in 2003, just a couple of days before Christmas. He played golf from a young age, at the nearby Greystone Golf & Country Club.
When did Nick Dunlap turn professional?
Only in 2024! He made the call to turn professional after winning the American Express in January of that year. He forfeited the chance to go to Augusta as an amateur, but thanks to his victory on the PGA Tour, he was able to play as a professional.
How many PGA Tour titles has Nick Dunlap won?
As of July 2024, Nick Dunlap has two victories on the PGA Tour. His first came at The American Express, where he carded a 60 en route to a one-shot win over South Africa’s Christiaan Bezuidenhout. He then won the Barracuda Championship to make it two wins in the same season.
Did you Know?
Making Amateur History
With his victory at The American Express in January 2024, Nick Dunlap became the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in over three decades. Phil Mickelson was the last man to do so when he won the Northern Telecom Open in 1991. It was also the first time he had made a cut at a professional event.
During the event, Dunlap also equalled the record for the lowest round on the PGA Tour by an amateur. He carded a 60 in the third round of the competition, tying Patrick Cantlay’s record.
US Junior & US Amateur Double
Dunlap is one of just two people to have won both the US Junior Amateur Championship and the US Amateur Championship. The other man to do so… Tiger Woods.
Sub-60 at 12
Incredibly, Dunlap carded a round of 59 at the age of 12. It came at the Highland Park Golf Course in Alabama during a junior tournament. Unsurprisingly, Dunlap won the event, by a whopping 13 strokes.
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