Here’s a look at the eight amateurs who have won PGA Tour events.
Nick Dunlap had a chance to do something special at the 2024 American Express and he came through in the clutch.
The 20-year-old sophomore at Alabama made a critical up-and-down on the 18th hole and won the tournament by a shot, becoming the eighth amateur, and the first since Phil Mickelson in 1991, to pull of that feat.
Last summer, Dunlap won the U.S. Amateur, becoming the second player ever to win a U.S. Junior and U.S. Amateur. The other? Tiger Woods.
Here’s a look at the eight amateurs who have won PGA Tour events.
Players, course designers, coaches and photographers are among those figures in golf we lost in 2020. They won’t soon be forgotten.
The world of golf lost some real treasures in 2020.
Golfers, golf course designers, golf coaches and golf photographers are among those we lost. Pete Dye, Mickey Wright, Doug Sanders, Cullan Brown and Leonard Kamsler were among those who passed away this year.
They are among those who have left their mark on the game and won’t soon be forgotten.
Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA Tour events, has died at the age of 86.
Doug Sanders, winner of 20 PGA Tour events, has died at the age of 86. The PGA Tour confirmed Sanders’ death on Sunday.
Sanders was born in Georgia, the fourth of five children, and taught himself the game. The Sanders home was near a nine-hole golf course. He played collegiately at the University of Florida, but only for a year. Still, the Gators won the 1955 SEC Championship with Sanders on the roster.
Lee Elder (left) and Doug Sanders at the 2008 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf.
After winning the 1956 Canadian Open as an amateur, a feat that has never been repeated, he turned professional.
Aside from Sanders’ 20 PGA Tour titles, what stands out about his career is the number of times he was in contention in major championships. He finished runner-up four times in those events (at the 1959 PGA Championship, 1961 U.S. Open and 1966 and 1970 British Opens). In all, he had 13 top-10 finishes in majors.
Most notably, and perhaps most painfully, Sanders lost the 1970 British Open to Jack Nicklaus in a playoff.
Sanders was also a member of the victorious 1967 U.S. Ryder Cup team.
Thanks to his penchant for stylish and brightly colored golf attire, Sanders came to own the nickname “Peacock of the Fairways.”
