Amateur Nick Dunlap makes history by winning American Express


  • Golf
  • Monday, 22 Jan 2024

Jan 21, 2024; La Quinta, California, USA; Nick Dunlap plays his shot on the ninth hole during the final round of The American Express golf tournament at PGA West Stadium Course. Mandatory Credit: Ray Acevedo-USA TODAY Sports/File Photo

Twenty-year-old Nick Dunlap became the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991 by capturing The American Express title on Sunday in La Quinta, Calif.

Dunlap got up and down for par at the 72nd hole at the PGA West Pete Dye Stadium Course to shoot 2-under 70 for the round and 29-under 259 for the week, one ahead of South Africa's Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

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