Nick Dunlap, who won the U.S. Professional Golf (PGA) Tour as an amateur in January, has made history by turning pro and winning again.

Dunlap won the PGA Tour’s Barracuda Championship at the Tahoe Mountain Club (Par 71) in Truckee, California, USA, with a total score of 49 points in a modified stableford format on Feb. 22 (KST).

Dunlap carded one eagle (5) and seven birdies (14) in the fourth round for 19 points, two shots ahead of Vince Wiley (USA – 47 total).

Dunlap won the PGA Tour’s American Express event in January, becoming the first amateur champion in 33 years since Phil Mickelson (USA) won the 1991 Northern Telecom Open.

Dunlap, who turned pro shortly afterward, returned to the top of the leaderboard just over six months later and already has two PGA Tour victories at the age of 20.

Dunlap is the first player in PGA Tour history to win both the amateur and professional titles in the same year.

The British Open was being held in Scotland during the same time period, and while many of the top players were absent from the Barracuda event, Dunlap earned $720,000 as the regular champion.

He also moved up to 63rd in the FedExCup points standings, giving him a green light to enter the 70-man PGA Tour playoffs.

Sung Hyun Kim played aggressively with seven birdies (14 points), but four bogeys (-4) cost him 10 points and he finished the tournament in a tie for 17th place (37 total points).

Noh Seung-yeol finished tied for 24th with a total of 35 points. 안전놀이터

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