Nick Dunlap PGA Tour tracker: Dunlap finishes in last place at shortened AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Alabama golfer Nick Dunlap became the first amateur golfer in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour on Jan. 21, winning The American Express in La Quinta, California.
A 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Alabama, Dunlap became the first to win a U.S. Junior Amateur and PGA Tour event while still an amateur and is the second-youngest tour winner ever behind only Jordan Spieth. He is only the fifth amateur to win on tour since 1950.
After taking home the trophy but none of the purse, Dunlap withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open to mull a huge decision: return to Tuscaloosa to complete his second season as a collegiate golfer or join the PGA Tour as a full-time professional. On Jan. 25, Dunlap announced that he would join the Tour and make his professional debut at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am on Thursday, Feb. 1.
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The Pebble Beach Pro-Am is a four-day tournament lasting from Feb. 1-4. It is played on two different courses: Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill GC. There will be no cut, so Dunlap will have the opportunity to participate on all four days no matter how he performs. The purse is $20 million, with the winner receiving $3.6 million. The tournament will be televised on NBC's Golf Channel.
Follow along here for live updates on Nick Dunlap's professional debut:
Final round canceled; Dunlap finishes in last place
After initially delaying the fourth and final round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am from Sunday to Monday due to inclement weather, the PGA Tour announced Sunday night that they were canceling the final round altogether. Dunlap finished at 7-over-par through 54 holes and ranked last in the 80-man field.
Final round at Pebble Beach delayed until Monday
The Tour officially announced that the Pro-Am's final round will take place on Monday, Feb. 5, due to inclement weather and safety concerns on Sunday.
Nick Dunlap's Sunday tee time delayed
Dunlap was initially scheduled to tee off at 11:57 a.m. CT on Sunday, but poor weather conditions at Pebble Beach have forced the Tour to delay all tee times until at least 2 p.m. CT.
Dunlap finishes third day at 1-over-par
Dunlap finished with his best result of the tournament on Saturday at 1-over-par. He totaled eight pars, six birdies, a bogey and three double bogeys. Dunlap sits at 7-over-par for the tournament and is in 80th place, last in the field. He will return to action tomorrow for the final day of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Dunlap double bogeys on fifth
After a great start through the first four holes, Dunlap slipped up on the fifth hole by double bogeying. Dunlap came into the hole at 2-under-par, but now remains at even as he enters the final four holes of the day. He currently sits at +6 and in 80th place.
Dunlap has best start yet on front nine
Dunlap was able to catch fire on hole one of the front nine, sinking in a three foot birdie that put him at 1-under par. He then continued to birdie on the third hole that bought him to 2-under par, which is the lowest he has been so far this tournament. Dunlap currently sits at +4 and T-77th overall.
Dunlap catches fire, then finishes the back nine at even
Dunlap recorded back to back birdies on holes 13 and 14 for the first time all tournament, which put him at 1-under par. However, a double bogey on the 15th hole and a birdie on the 18th hole put him back to where he was to start the day at even. He is currently at a +6 total and T-79th overall in the tournament.
Dunlap starts slow on the back nine
After getting scoring par on hole 10, it was more of the same for Dunlap on hole 11 where he bogeyed, bringing his score to +1 on the day. He parred on hole 12, keeping his score at 1-over-par (+7 total, 80th place).
Nick Dunlap Saturday tee time
Dunlap and Buckley (+6, T-78th) are scheduled to tee off at 12:24 p.m. CT on Saturday. They will start on hole 10 at Pebble Beach Golf Links after spending Friday at Spyglass Hill GC.
Dunlap finishes second day at 2-over par
Dunlap improved his result from yesterday, but still struggled at Spyglass Hill. He totaled 10 pars, four birdies, two double bogeys, and two bogeys, finishing the day at 2-over-par. He sits at 6-over-par for the tournament and is tied for 79th place, last in the field. Dunlap will return to action tomorrow at Pebble Beach.
Dunlap struggles midway through the front nine
After posting a birdie earlier in the front nine, Dunlap finished the fourth hole at double bogey and the fifth hole at bogey putting him back at 2-over-par on the day. He is 6-over-par through two days of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Nick Dunlap even through nine
Dunlap scored his second birdie of the day on hole 17, offsetting the double bogey on 14 to bring his score back to even for the day. Through the back nine, Dunlap scored two birdies, six pars, and a double bogey for a total of 36 swings. He will finish the day on the front nine of Spyglass.
Dunlap hits the water on 14
Dunlap lost some of the momentum from his strong start with a disastrous double bogey on 14. His second shot landed in the water, so he had to take a penalty and finished the par-5 hole in seven strokes, pushing his score for the day to 1-over-par and his total back to +5 (T-79th).
Dunlap gets off to a stronger start on Friday
After three bogeys through his first five holes on Thursday, Dunlap got off to a much better start at Spyglass on Friday. He managed par on holes 10, 12 and 13 with a birdie on the par-5 hole 11, giving him a score of -1 on the day (+3 total, T-74th).
Nick Dunlap Friday tee time
Dunlap and Schauffele (+1, T-62nd) are scheduled to tee off at 11:21 a.m. CT on Friday. They will start on hole 10 at Spyglass Hill GC after spending Thursday on the Pebble Beach Golf Links.
Dunlap finishes professional debut at 4-over-par
Nick Dunlap finished his first day at Pebble Beach as a professional, at 4-over par. He totaled five bogeys, three birdies, a double bogey and nine pars finishing T-77th on the first day of the tournament. He returns to action tomorrow for day two of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.
Nick Dunlap bounces back with a birdie on hole 14
At +5 and coming off a double-bogey on hole 13, Dunlap responded with a strong 323-yard drive on 14 and capitalized with a nice chip approach out of the rough on his third stroke. He converted a short putt for his second birdie of the day.
Dunlap's putting struggles continue on hole 11 and 13
Dunlap logged his fourth bogey of the day on the 11th hole after missing another putt to push his score to +3. Each of his bogeys came after missed putts inside of 10 feet. Dunlap then double-bogeyed on hole 13 after missing two more putts from 10 and seven feet, respectively, to push his score to +5.
Dunlap finishes the front nine 2-over-par
After starting even through three, Dunlap bogeyed on both the fourth and fifth holes. He maintained par over the next four to finish the front nine at +2, T-72nd in the tournament.
Dunlap finishes second hole with birdie
On the par-5 second hole, Dunlap's first drive went for 302 yards to the left fairway, and his second shot landed 38 feet from the hole. On his third shot, Dunlap chipped it onto the green about three feet from the hole and converted his first career birdie on a short putt to bring his score back to even.
Nick Dunlap tees off, opens with a bogey
On the par-4 first hole, Dunlap's first drive went 252 yards, and he followed with a solid shot to the edge of the green. His third shot wound up 5 feet 3 inches from the hole, but Dunlap failed to convert the putt for par and finished with a bogey on the first hole of his pro career.
Nick Dunlap Thursday tee time
Dunlap is scheduled to tee off at 12:21 p.m. CT on Thursday in a group with Xander Schauffele.
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