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Professional golf is difficult.
It's even moreso when a player is struggling and has to compete at one of the most difficult courses in the world. Nick Dunlap found out the hard way Thursday during the first round of the 2025 Masters.
Dunlap started his second appearance at Augusta National Golf Club with a bogey, and it only went downhill from there. The 21-year-old, who won twice on the PGA Tour last year, including the first victory by an amateur in 33 years at the American Express, piled up bogeys and doubles and signed for 18-over 90.
The highest score in Masters history? Charlie Kunkle, who shot 95 in 1956, though there was one round higher. Dunlap's second-nine 47 is two off the tournament's second-nine mark of 49.
Dunlap is on the verge of missing his fourth straight cut, and this will be his third score in the 80s in his past seven rounds. The final tally from Thursday? Seven bogeys, four doubles, one triple and six pars.
It adds up to a forgettable round for Dunlap, who is still searching for his first made cut in a major. He was 0 of 5 coming into the week, and that won't change after Friday.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nicholas Dunlap shoots 90 in opening round of 2025 Masters
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It's even moreso when a player is struggling and has to compete at one of the most difficult courses in the world. Nick Dunlap found out the hard way Thursday during the first round of the 2025 Masters.
Dunlap started his second appearance at Augusta National Golf Club with a bogey, and it only went downhill from there. The 21-year-old, who won twice on the PGA Tour last year, including the first victory by an amateur in 33 years at the American Express, piled up bogeys and doubles and signed for 18-over 90.
The highest score in Masters history? Charlie Kunkle, who shot 95 in 1956, though there was one round higher. Dunlap's second-nine 47 is two off the tournament's second-nine mark of 49.
Dunlap is on the verge of missing his fourth straight cut, and this will be his third score in the 80s in his past seven rounds. The final tally from Thursday? Seven bogeys, four doubles, one triple and six pars.
It adds up to a forgettable round for Dunlap, who is still searching for his first made cut in a major. He was 0 of 5 coming into the week, and that won't change after Friday.
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Nicholas Dunlap shoots 90 in opening round of 2025 Masters
Continue reading...
