Days after becoming the first amateur golfer to win on the PGA Tour for 33 years, Nick Dunlap has joined the professional ranks. He became the first reigning US amateur champion to win an American tour event since Tiger Woods in 1996. Until last Sunday, Phil Mickelson was the most recent player still in the unpaid ranks to lift a PGA Tour title in 1991. Following his La Quinta triumph, Dunlap will begin his professional career at Pebble Beach next week. He is now exempt for all full-field tournaments and the seven remaining big-money signature events on the PGA Tour this year.

Source: Express January 25, 2024 20:42 UTC