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Nick Dunlap joins PGA Tour and decides to turn pro on heels of history-making win at American Express Open.

The PGA Tour got deeper on Thursday (January 25, 2024) as the No. 1 amateur in the world received his membership card.

The most accomplished person in the country in his sport is leaving Alabama to play more golf. But enough about Nick Saban. Amateur star Nick Dunlap turned pro on Thursday following his historic win last week at the American Express. It was the first PGA Tour victory by an amateur since Phil Mickelson did it back in 1991, and it moved Dunlap into the top 75 in the Official World Golf Rankings.

If all of this sounds wild, that’s because it is. It just … doesn’t happen.

“A week ago today, if you told me I’d have the opportunity to live out my dream as a 20-year-old, it’s pretty surreal,” he said on Thursday. “But it’s also scary, there’s a lot of changes.

“It was the easiest, hardest decision I’ve ever had to make, by far.”

Though Dunlap did not receive the $1.5 million awarded to the winner last week in Palm Springs (that went to runner-up, Christiaan Bezuidenhout), nor did he receive any FedEx Cup points, Dunlap did get his PGA Tour card through 2026 and is now eligible to play in all the remaining 2024 signature events.

That’s a big deal for anyone, even more so a college sophomore who just turned 20.

Dunlap was already eligible for the Masters, U.S. Open and Open Championship based on his U.S. Amateur victory last August. He loses the Masters and Open exemptions by turning pro but regains a Masters invite because of the American Express victory and will also have a spot in the PGA Championship and Players Championship.

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His decision Thursday January 25th 2024 at  a news conference on campus 4 days after   becoming the first amateur to win a PGA  Tour event since Phil Mickelson in 1991   the wing gives Dunlap a tour card through  the 2026 Season and immediate exemption  

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