Nick Dunlap, who grew to become the primary participant to win as an novice and an expert in the identical season, has been named the PGA Tour’s Rookie of the Year for the 2024 season.
The 20-year-old American was chosen for the Arnold Palmer Award over Max Greyserman, Jake Knapp and Matthieu Pavon, receiving 57% of the membership vote.
“Nick carved out his place within the PGA Tour file e-book,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan stated Thursday in a information launch. “To start 2024 as a collegiate golfer and finish it with two PGA Tour victories and among the many top-50 gamers within the FedExCup is actually spectacular.”
In January, Dunlap gained at The American Express in La Quinta, California, to turn into the primary novice to win a PGA Tour occasion since Phil Mickelson in 1991.
Four days after the victory, Dunlap introduced he was turning skilled and in July, added to his breakthrough season when he gained the Barracuda Championship at Tahoe Mountain Club.
Dunlap went on to qualify for his first FedExCup playoffs the place he superior to the second of three occasions. He positioned forty ninth within the FedExCup and certified for the PGA Tour’s Signature Events in 2025 by advantage of ending among the many high 50.
Reuters contributed to this report.
