Nick Dunlap Facts: 26 Things You Didn't Know About The American Pro Golfer
Get to know rising star on the PGA Tour, Nick Dunlap, with these 26 facts about his life and career in golf
Nick Dunlap is one of the most promising young players in men's professional golf, especially after his record-breaking success in 2024.
But if you don't know all that much about him or his path to this point, the video below - presented by adidas Golf - provides a fascinating insight. We have also collated a list below of 25 things you probably didn't know about the American.
Nick Dunlap Facts
1. Dunlap was born on December 23, 2003.
2. He was born and grew up in Huntsville, Alabama.
3. Dunlap set the course record at Highland Golf Club in Birmingham by shooting an 11-under 59 in June 2016. He was 12 years old.
4. Dunlap was home-schooled until going to college.
5. Nick's parents are called Jim and Charlene.
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6. He currently attends the University of Alabama where he is majoring in finance.
7. According to his Crimson Tide bio, Dunlap is 6'3.
8. Dunlap claimed the 2023 US Amateur title, two years after lifting the US Junior Amateur. Following his achievement in 2023, Dunlap became only the second male player in history to do it after Tiger Woods.
9. One of his interests away from golf is hunting.
10. In late 2023, Dunlap set a Crimson Tide school record and matched an NCAA record for a single-round score by carding a 12-under-par 60. He is one of only 18 men's college golfers to accomplish the feat.
11. Dunlap played in the 2022 and 2023 US Open and managed a best result of 128th.
12. He represented the United States at amateur level in the 2023 World Amateur Team and at the 2023 Walker Cup.
13. Dunlap won three amateur tournaments and two college events in total - with his first being the Linger Longer Invitational in March 2023.
14. Aside from consecutive US Open Championships, Dunlap's first PGA Tour appearance was at the Bermuda Championship late in 2023. He missed the cut by two strokes, however, and ended T93.
15. In the 2022-23 college season, Dunlap managed 10 top-20 finishes across 12 tournaments.
16. As a result of a 12-under 60 in the third round of The American Express at La Quinta Country Club, playing both nines in matching scores of 30, Dunlap became only the second amateur to card a 60 at a PGA Tour event.
17. Has a runner-up finish in the 2020 Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship as well as at the Wyndham Invitational and the Dye Junior Invitational.
18. Dunlap's sparkling list of amateur achievements also includes an individual victory in the 2022 U.S. Boys Junior Championship.
19. He claimed his first PGA Tour win in 2024 while still an amateur by lifting the American Express trophy. His winning score of -29 was a tournament record. As he was an amateur, he missed out on the $1.512m prize money.
20. His second PGA Tour victory - but first as a pro - arrived at the Barracuda Championship in July. He won by two points in the modified Stableford format and pocketed the $720,000 winner's check.
21. Dunlap's extraordinary success at the American Express made him the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event since Phil Mickelson at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open and only the fifth amateur to have won on PGA Tour since 1954.
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22. That same AmEx victory pushed him up over 4,000 places in the OWGR at the time and into the world's top-70. He turned pro four days after his big win.
23. As an amateur, Dunlap said his two biggest goals were to become the No. 1 player in the world and to win a national championship ring with Alabama.
24. Nick Dunlap's caddie is Hunter Hamrick, a fellow Alabaman.
25. Nick Dunlap's girlfriend is Isabella Ellis, who was with him for his Amex PGA Tour win and also on the bag at the Masters Par 3 contest.
26. Dunlap plays a mixed bag of TaylorMade, Ping, Srixon and Odyssey. He wears adidas apparel and shoes.
Nick Dunlap Bio
Born | December 23, 2003 - Huntsville, Alabama |
Height | 6ft3in (1.91m) |
College | University of Alabama |
Current Tour | PGA Tour |
Turned professional | 2024 |
Professional Wins | 2 |
Highest OWGR | 41st |
Career Earnings | $1,975,825 |
Nick Dunlap Wins
Event | Tour | Winning Score |
---|---|---|
2024 American Express* | PGA Tour | -29 (one stroke) |
2024 Barracuda Championship | PGA Tour/DP World Tour | 49 points (two points) |
*won as an amateur
Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, and Lee Westwood. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
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