Amateur Wins PGA Event – A Remarkable First Since Mickelson
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00:02 - The golf yesterday, I know you saw this
00:07 'cause it was such a big story.
00:09 Amateur, Nikki Dunlap.
00:11 Yes, Scotty, a sophomore at Alabama,
00:16 was on the Alabama golf team,
00:18 wins the Amex out at La Quinta and beat down,
00:21 you know, held off some heavies there yesterday
00:25 in that back nine to win it.
00:27 He's the first amateur to win a PGA event since Mickelson,
00:30 33 years ago, how about that?
00:33 - I think that they should,
00:34 'cause he doesn't get any money.
00:36 I think they should give. - He doesn't get the money.
00:37 - I think that's bullshack.
00:39 I think that they should give the money to the kid
00:42 for a trust fund or to his family
00:44 or to a charity of his choosing.
00:48 The fact that that guy beat all of those pros,
00:52 that kid, that little kid in diapers beat the pros,
00:55 somehow, some way, they should just give him the money.
00:58 That is ridiculous to me.
00:59 You know what, it's funny.
01:00 So you're telling me they'll pay college football players
01:03 to pick their noses and check in guys,
01:07 college hoops making millions,
01:09 and a kid wins a PGA event and he doesn't get a penny?
01:13 I mean, what, do they give him a sleeve of golf balls?
01:15 It's embarrassing.
01:17 - Here's what he does get.
01:19 Now, he does not get the check.
01:20 - He gets a card. - 1.3, he doesn't get that.
01:25 He now has a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
01:28 He gets to play at the Masters.
01:30 And if he turns pro, which there's some back and forth
01:33 as to whether he's gonna do that,
01:35 he's now eligible for all those
01:36 fat $20 million signature events
01:39 because he won this tournament,
01:40 whether he got paid in this one or not.
01:42 So he's got some decisions to make.
01:44 This could open the door for a lot of money
01:46 for this kid, Scotty, but he goes to Augusta also,
01:49 no matter what this year.
01:50 - Always take the money.
01:53 - Always take the money.
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