Nick Dunlap began the day with three shots in back. He finished the day with the trophy.
Dunlap, a sophomore incoming at Alabama, shot a 3-under 66 in the final round (par 69), to complete his comeback. He won the 61st Northeast Amateur in Rumford, Rhode Island, at Wannamoisett Country Club. Dunlap, an incoming sophomore at Alabama, shot a 3-under 66 (par 69) in the final round to complete his comeback and win the 61st Northeast Amateur at Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island.
Dunlap and Surratt had been tied going into the 72nd, but Dunlap made birdie while Surratt bogeyed, ending a disappointing final round of 2-over-par 71. Dunlap finished with a 12-under-264 score, a two shot victory.
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Luke Clanton, a Florida State player, finished third with 8 under. Brian Stark and Davis Bryant tied at fourth place at 7 under. Dylan Menante, 2022’s champion, finished in T-9th place at 2 under.
Dunlap’s freshman season was a successful one for the Crimson Tide. He finished 16th on the Golfweek/Sagarin ranking and earned second-team All-America accolades. He won the Linger Longer Invitational and finished T-4 at NCAA Norman Regional. At the NCAA Championship, he placed T-11. Dunlap qualified for the U.S. Open 2023 at Los Angeles Country Club’s North Course where he missed last week’s cut.
He’s been playing some of his best golf in recent times, and he is now the Northeast Amateur Champion, which will give him a lot of momentum for the remainder of the summer, and his sophomore season.
The Northeast Amateur is one of seven events for men that make up the Elite Amateur Series. The 123rd North & South Amateur will be held at Pinehurst, North Carolina between June 24 and July 1.
