Nick Dunlap had a yr not like some other for a participant on the PGA Tour.
The College of Alabama product scored 19 factors within the ultimate spherical of the Barracuda Championship, the fifth and ultimate opposite-field occasion and in addition the one one which makes use of the Modified Stableford scoring system, to seize his first Tour victory as a professional.
However Dunlap had already gained the American Specific in January to turn out to be the primary novice since Phil Mickelson in 1991 to win on Tour as an novice. His novice standing, although, saved him from accumulating the highest prize of $1.512 million. Dunlap turned professional shortly after that and now has a second Tour win on his resume. His win this time the second round was good for $720,000.
Dunlap is a possible candidate to experience these credentials to the 2024 Arnold Palmer Award, which honors the Tour’s rookie of the yr, however Max Greyserman, Jake Knapp and Matthieu Pavon even have spectacular credentials.
The nominees had been introduced this week by the Tour’s Participant Administrators and members of the Participant Advisory Council (PAC). Voting is at present open for the award, and all Tour gamers with at the least 15 begins in 2024 are eligible to weigh in. Voting closes on Dec. 4 and the winner can be introduced simply earlier than the yr’s finish.
Right here’s a have a look at every of the nominees and their accomplishments this season, per the PGA Tour:
Nick Dunlap
Nick Dunlap of the USA reacts to his hole-in-one on the seventh inexperienced in the course of the second spherical of The Cognizant Basic in The Palm Seashores at PGA Nationwide Resort And Spa on March 01, 2024, in Palm Seaside Gardens, Florida. (Photograph by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Photos)
Entered 23 occasions with wins (2) at The American Specific (as an novice) and Barracuda Championship
First participant in Tour historical past to win as an novice and an expert in the identical season
Recorded top-10s on the Rocket Mortgage Basic (T10) and FedEx St. Jude Championship (T5)
Certified for the BMW Championship and completed No. 49 within the FedExCup
Made 15 cuts in 23 begins
Earned 2024 PGA Tour membership by successful The American Specific on a sponsor exemption
Max Greyserman
Max Greyserman of the US tees off on the 1st gap in the course of the ultimate spherical of the Zozo Championship PGA golf event on the Narashino Nation Membership in Inzai, Chiba prefecture on October 27, 2024. (Photograph by Toshifumi KITAMURA / AFP) (Photograph by TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
Entered 26 occasions with (3) runner-ups: 3M Open (2nd), Wyndham Championship (2nd), ZOZO Championship(T2)
Recorded further top-10s on the Texas Kids’s Houston Open (T7), Zurich Basic of New Orleans (T4) and World Vast Know-how Championship (4th)
Certified for the BMW Championship and completed No. 48 within the FedExCup
Made 19 cuts in 26 begins
Earned 2024 PGA Tour membership by means of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour
Jake Knapp
Jake Knapp on the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. (Stu Boyd II-The Industrial Enchantment)
Entered 23 occasions with a win (1) on the Mexico Open at VidantaRecorded top-10s on the Farmers Insurance coverage Open (T3), Cognizant Basic in The Palm Seashores (T4) and THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson (eighth)
Certified for the FedExCup Playoffs and completed No. 59 by means of the FedExCup Playoffs (No. 64 by means of the FedExCup Fall)
Made 17 cuts in 23 begins
Earned 2024 PGA TOUR membership by means of the 2023 Korn Ferry Tour
Matthieu Pavon
Matthieu Pavon performs a shot on the primary gap in the course of the first spherical of the 2024 Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Membership. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photos)
Entered 19 occasions with a win (1) on the Farmers Insurance coverage OpenRecorded top-10s on the Sony Open in Hawaii (T7), AT&T Pebble Seaside Professional-Am (third) and U.S. Open (fifth)
Solely rookie to qualify for the TOUR Championship; completed No. 17 within the FedExCup
Made 15 cuts in 19 begins
Earned 2024 PGA TOUR membership by means of the inaugural DP World Tour High 10