No. 1 on the PGA Tour’s The American Express is 20-year-old amateur Nick Dunlap

Not only does Nick Dunlap not exude an air of supernatural calmness, but he also does not exude an air of fake assurance. The sophomore at the University of Alabama, Nick Dunlap, was fully aware of how strange it was to be competing against a field of pros on Sunday while attempting to become the first amateur winner on the PGA Tour in the past 33 years.

According to Dunlap, “It was by far the most nervous I’ve ever been.” “Just tried to breathe, but also look up and enjoy it a little bit.”

The twenty-year-old just played through everything that was going on between him and The American Express, including his missteps, the increasing pressure, and the general improbability of his week there.

Dunlap emerged victorious, a triumph that has the potential to signal the advent of a significant golf talent. As a matter of fact, this golfer might not even be required to do the homework he took with him to the West Coast.

Dunlap managed to keep his composure and make a par putt on the last hole that was six feet away, so securing a one-shot victory against Christiaan Bezuidenhout.

Dunlap stated, “Everyone has doubts,” and he was right. In my thoughts, I probably imagined a thousand various ways that today would turn out, but the reality was that it did not turn out the way I had anticipated it would. That, in my opinion, was the most engaging aspect of it. Yes, it is golf.

The current champion of the United States Amateur Golf Championship is the first amateur to win a tournament on the tour since Phil Mickelson won the Tucson Open in 1991. Dunlap, who was competing in his fourth tour event, became the seventh amateur to win a tournament since 1945, and he was the third to win a tournament since 1957.

A number of postings from people all across the golfing globe, including some from Dunlap’s own colleagues on the Crimson Tide, praised Dunlap’s accomplishment. Mickelson even turned to social media to express his admiration for Dunlap.

According to Mickelson’s writing, “Nick Dunlap delivered such an impressive performance.” I want to congratulate you on your fantastic victory. This is only the beginning’s beginning.