Nick Dunlap ties amateur record with 60 at American Express

Field Level Media|published: Sat 20th January, 21:00 2024

Amateur Nick Dunlap tees off on the 12th hole at La Quinta Country Club during the third round of the American Express golf tournament in La Quinta, Calif., Jan. 20, 2024. credits: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun / USA TODAY NETWORK

Amateur Nick Dunlap tied the lowest round by an amateur in PGA Tour history on Saturday, shooting a 12-under par 60 to carry a three-shot lead into the final round at The American Express in La Quinta, Calif.

Dunlap, a 20-year-old sophomore at the University of Alabama, posted 10 birdies and an eagle — on the par-5 sixth — at La Quinta Country Club to finish at 27-under 189 through 54 holes.

The 60 matches the amateur record set by Patrick Cantlay at The Travelers Championship in 2011. The 12-under score relative to par is a new amateur record.

According to the PGA, four amateurs have won a Tour event since 1940. The last amateur to win on Tour was Phil Mickelson at the 1991 Northern Telecom Open in Tucson, Ariz.

Sam Burns, the leader after two rounds, shot a 7-under 24 on the Stadium Course and sits in second and 24-under 192. Justin Thomas set the Stadium Course on Saturday with an 11-under 61 to sit in third at 23-under 193.

—Field Level Media

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