They say a bad day on the links is preferable to a good day at work, but what if golf is your work?
Nick Dunlap, whose job is as a professional golfer, had a no good, very bad day at work Thursday during the opening round of the Master Tournament.
Dunlap shot a brutal 18 over par at Augusta National Golf Club – bad enough to not only put him squarely in last place on the leaderboard, but 11 strokes away from anyone else.
The dismal feat helped etch the 2024 PGA Tour Rookie of the Year a regrettable places in Masters history. Dunlap became just the 11th golfer to fail to break 90 in the first round of the famed major tournament and the first player who has failed to break 90 in 10 years.
Naturally, social media had jokes.
Who is Nick Dunlap?
Dunlap, 21, is a two-time winner on the PGA Tour and considered one of the top young players in professional golf.
The former University of Alabama golfer turned pro in 2024 after a stunning PGA Tour victory at The American Express. His win in January 2024 made him the first amateur in 33 years – and only the third since 1956 – to win on the PGA Tour, going back to Phil Mickelson in 1991.
He was also the youngest amateur to win a PGA Tour event since 1910.
The Huntsville, Alabama-native ...
