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Nick Dunlap is the youngest winner in the event's history, and he became the youngest amateur to win on the tour since 1910.
Amateur golfer Nick Dunlap made a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express.
Dunlap, the University of Alabama sophomore and reigning U.S. Amateur champion, is the first amateur winner since Phil Mickelson at the Tucson Open in 1991.
While Dunlap got the celebration Sunday for one of the most impressive performances in recent golf history, he doesn't get the $1.5 million first-place prize.
Nick Dunlap's girlfriend flew cross-country Saturday to spend the weekend with him in Palm Springs, so the two college students planned to go get a steak dinner before Dunlap wraps up his day with a little laundry and some homework. The University of Alabama sophomore fired a 12-under 60 to take a three-shot lead over Sam Burns at The American Express on Saturday, matching the lowest round by an amateur in PGA Tour history. Justin Thomas shot 61 and was four shots back of the 20-year-old Dunlap, who tore up La Quinta Country Club and moved to 27-under 189 on the Coachella Valley tournam...