An amazing sports weekend with Australian Open tennis, NFL Playoffs, NBA and NHL action had perhaps the most shocking result in the third PGA tournament of the year. For the first time in over 33 years, an amateur won a PGA tour event. 20-year-old (barely) Nick Dunlap shocked a pretty deep PGA field to win the American Express in La Quinta, CA. Dunlap torched the courses for a -29 total, including a 60 on moving day Saturday. He held on a shaky tee shot on the 72nd hole to par out for the win. And this was no watered-down field. Justin Thomas. Xander Schauffele. Scottie Scheffler. Jason Day. Patrick Cantlay. All the big names were distanced by the sophomore from Alabama. A name to remember as only the third amateur victor in a PGA event since 1957. Dunlap is a worthy Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!
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