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But despite besting a host of pro-golfers, he won’t be able to take home the $1,512,000 prize due to his amateur status. “I’ve learned so much today, and I’m so grateful to be here,” Dunlap said in an interview posted by the PGA Tour page on X, formerly Twitter. “To see some of the people rooting for me was really special.”Dunlap is the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1991, when a young Phil Mickelson won the Tucson Open. Dunlap is also the youngest amateur to win a tour event since 1910. In an interview with PGA Tour Radio after his win, Dunlap admitted that he was unsure what he would do next.
Persons: Nick Dunlap, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, won’t, “ I’ve, ” Dunlap, , Phil Mickelson, Dunlap, Ryan Sun, Tiger Woods, Organizations: CNN, University of Alabama, American Express, PGA West, South, Tucson, La Quinta, AP, US Amateur, Tiger, US Junior Amateur, Tour Radio Locations: La Quinta , California, South African, Huntsville , Alabama
And then on Sunday, Dunlap will attempt to become the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in 33 years. “The hole looked like a funnel.”Only seven amateurs have won on the PGA Tour since 1945, and only four since 1950. Burns shot a steady 65 on the Stadium Course to stay in contention after taking the lead with his career-low 61 on Friday. Dunlap shot a bogey-free 65 on the Stadium on Friday for the highest score of his three impressive rounds. Just hit one good shot at a time, and try to stack ’em and give myself a lot of good looks."
Persons: Nick Dunlap's, Dunlap, Sam Burns, Justin Thomas, Patrick Cantlay's, Cantlay, ” Dunlap, Phil Mickelson, Burns, Thomas, It’s, Didn't, ” Thomas, he's, I've, “ Nick, he’s, ” Burns, “ He’s, Tiger Woods, Bob Hope, Jordan Spieth, Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler, ___ Organizations: PGA, University of Alabama, The American Express, La Quinta Country Club, Tucson, Arizona State, Crimson Tide, LSU, Crimson, Tiger, U.S . Amateur, U.S . Junior, American, FedEx, John Deere Locations: QUINTA, Calif, Palm Springs, Highlands, Alabama
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) — Sam Burns shot the best round of his life with “RTR” shaved into the side of his head. Burns fired a career-low 61 on Friday to take a one-shot lead over Michael Kim and a two-shot lead on Dunlap at The American Express. While Burns was at 17-under 127 after his second straight impressive round, Dunlap and South Korea’s K.H. Burns shot 62 at the BMW Championship last season and at the Byron Nelson in 2021. He used that familiarity with the American Express courses to shoot 65-63 in the first two rounds, including six birdies on the back nine of the Nicklaus course Friday.
Persons: — Sam Burns, , Justin Thomas, Nick Dunlap, Burns, sizzling, Michael Kim, Dunlap, K.H, Lee, Tiger Woods, ” Dunlap, “ I've, Phil Mickelson, “ It’s, ” Burns, didn’t, Byron Nelson, Nicklaus, Thomas, gleeful, , Nick, Saban’s, ” Kim, Kim, Alex Noren, Zach Johnson, Bob Hope, David Duval, Adam Hadwin, ___ Organizations: LSU, The American Express, Dunlap, Tiger, U.S . Amateur, U.S . Junior, PGA, BMW, La Quinta, Louisiana, Southern California's, American Express, Nicklaus, Palmer, La Quinta Country, Hadwin Locations: QUINTA, Calif, Alabama, Coachella, Dunlap, Tucson , Arizona, Nos, La, Louisiana, Palm Springs, San Diego, Sweden
Johnson’s 29 on the front nine was the lowest nine-hole score in his 493 career PGA Tour starts, and he needed only 10 putts to do it. “La Quinta Country Club is legitimately one of the purest places we play on the PGA Tour year-in, year-out,” Johnson said. The 41-year-old 10-time European Tour winner is still seeking his first PGA Tour title. This course is beautiful.”Hoey — the Philippines-born, Rancho-Cucamonga-raised product of USC — excelled in his fourth PGA Tour start. Hoey is among the 30 American Express participants who earned their PGA Tour cards from last year's Korn Ferry Tour.
Persons: — Zach Johnson, Johnson, Sweden's Alex Noren, , ” Johnson, I’ve, outdid, Rico Hoey, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, Patrick Cantlay, Xander Schauffele, Justin Thomas, Australia's Min Woo Lee, Si Woo Kim, ” Noren, ” Hoey, USC —, Hoey, Korn, , ” Thomas, hasn't, Scottie Scheffler, Rickie Fowler, Wyndham Clark, Bob Hope, ___ Organizations: Ryder, American Express, La Quinta Country, Quinta Country, PGA, USC, Southern California, Nicklaus, Quinta Locations: QUINTA, Calif, U.S, Coachella, Quinta, Philippines, Rancho, Cucamonga, Palm
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