Africa Amateur Championship goes to playoff with The Open berth on the line
The first African Amateur Championship came to a thrilling conclusion as three young South Africans competed in a heated battle at Leopard Creek Country Club, designed by Gary Player. But the playoffs were hardly needed. Altin van der Merwe faced a 10-foot eagle on the par-5 18th at the end of regulation. If he can […]
R&A’s inaugural Africa Amateur Championship sees course record fall
Although he is only a sophomore at the University of Texas, South Africa’s Christian Maas is the shining star of the inaugural African Amateur Championship. His stardom was at its peak on Friday, when he shot a bogey-free 9-under 63 in the third round. Mars soared up the leaderboard with seven birdies and one eagle. […]
Nick Dunlap becomes first amateur to win PGA Tour event since 1991, turns pro
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Nick Dunlap become first amateur to win PGA Tour event in 33 years
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Nick Dunlap held on for a one-shot victory over Christian Bezuidenhout on Sunday at the American Express, becoming the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour in 33 years. Dunlap, 20, a sophomore at the University of Alabama and the reigning U.S. Amateur champion, becomes the first amateur to win […]
Nick Dunlap in search of PGA Tour’s first amateur win since 1991
LA QUINTA, Calif. — Nick Dunlap's girlfriend took a cross-country flight Saturday to spend the weekend with them in Palm Springs, so the two college students got together before Dunlap finished the day with a little laundry and homework. I was planning on going out for a steak dinner. And on Sunday, Dunlap will try […]
PGA Tour amateur Nick Dunlap crushing The American Express field amid near-historic round
Nick Dunlap posted his lowest score of this young PGA Tour season on Saturday at the American Express. And he's not even a professional. The University of Alabama sophomore paraded around La Quinta Country Club, posting a bogey-free 12-under 60. “I made a lot of putts. The putter felt really good,” Dunlap said of his […]
Amateur treasure hunter plunges 130ft to his death in hole he dug inside his home
A man in Minas Gerais, Brazil, died after dreaming of gold buried in his property after falling into a 130-foot hole dug under his kitchen floor. João Pimenta, 71, lost his balance on Thursday afternoon and fell into the huge hole he had dug, eventually reaching the height of a 12-story building. Neighbors told local […]