The amateurs shone bright in 2024.
A total of 14 amateurs made 19 cuts during the PGA Tour’s 2024 season.
Luke Clanton of Florida State led the way, having turned the trick at five different events. In fact, he made the cut in all five Tour events he entered and posted two top 5s.
Neal Shipley made two cuts, both at majors: the Masters and the U.S. Open.
Nick Dunlap, of course, one-upped all the ams in 2024 as he’s the one with a victory, at the American Express back in January. He’s on the very short list of just eight golfers to win a PGA Tour event as an amateur. He later won the Barracuda Championship for his first victory as a professional.
Would-be winnings
Ams don’t get paid if they make the cut or win, of course, but if these guys did pocket the money from the finishing positions they posted, they would have taken home $3,469,805.
Dunlap’s payday at the AmEx would’ve been worth $1.512 million. Clanton’s tie for second at the John Deere would’ve been good for $712,000. If Clanton could’ve cashed in on all five finishes, he’d have won $1,331,838.
Amateurs who made a cut on PGA Tour in 2024
| Tournament | Golfer/finish |
Would-be earnings
|
| The American Express | 1. Nick Dunlap (a) | $1,512,000 |
| Mexico Open at Vidanta | T46. Santiago De la Fuente (a) | $25,515 |
| Puerto Rico Open | T10. Jackson Van Paris (a) | $93,000 |
| Masters | T53. Neal Shipley (a) | $46,800 |
| CJ Cup Byron Nelson | 65. Kris Kim (a) | $20,425 |
| Myrtle Beach Classic | T26. Blades Brown (a) | $29,800 |
| Memorial | 52. Jackson Koivun (a) | $50,000 |
| U.S. Open | T26. Neal Shipley (a) | $153,281 |
| U.S. Open | T41. Luke Clanton (a) | $72,305 |
| U.S. Open | T70. Gunnar Broin (a) | $39,982 |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | T10. Luke Clanton | $206,233 |
| Rocket Mortgage Classic | T44. Ben James | $29,164 |
| John Deere Classic | T-2. Luke Clanton | $712,000 |
| ICSO Championship | T-37. Luke Clanton | $17,400 |
| British Open | T-43. Calum Scott | $57,200 |
| British Open | T-60. Tommy Morrison | $32,100 |
| British Open | T-60. Jacob Skov Olesen | $32,100 |
| Barracuda Championship | T-40. Ian Gilligan | $16,600 |
| Wyndham Championship | 5. Luke Clanton | $323,900 |