5 emerging golfers who impressed in the PGA Tour 2024 season, ft. Nick Dunlap

PGA: Grant Thornton Invitational - Source: Imagn — Nick Dunlap- Source: Imagn images

The 2024 PGA Tour season is over and players have a bit of time off before the new season commences. The 2024 season saw some impressive performances from emerging golfers who had just turned professional. Incidentally, 2023's impressive performers included Ludvig Aberg, who turned professional that year and went on bagged two victories in the PGA Tour and the DP World Tour.

Aberg won the 2023 RSM Classic and the 2023 Omega European Masters. This year too, impressive performances were shown by some golfers and here's a list of 5 who impressed in the 2024 PGA Tour season.

Five golfers who impressed with their performances in the 2024 PGA Tour season

#5. Nick Dunlap

Nick Dunlap turned professional in 2024. The 21-year-old won two tournaments this season on the PGA Tour, the first of which came at the American Express, where he scored 29 under 259, including four birdies in the last round.

The American's second title came at the Barracuda Championship, where he had a score of 49 over 49, with seven birdies and an eagle in the last round. Dunlap had seven top-20 finishes on the tour, including a T10 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

#4. Max Greyserman

Max Greyserman played a full season on the PGA Tour and had seven top-20 finishes, including runner-up finishes at the 3M Open, the Zozo Championship, and the Wyndham Championship. Apart from these, his top 20 finishes included a T7 at the Texas Children's Houston Open, a T4 at the World Wide Technology Championship, and a T15 at the Puerto Rico Open.

However, Greyserman missed six cutlines on the 2024 PGA Tour, including at the Sony Open in Hawaii.

#3. Robert MacIntyre

Robert MacIntyre won two titles during the 2024 season, namely the RBC Canadian Open and the Genesis Scottish Open. At the Hamilton Golf & Country Club, MacIntyre scored 264 (-16), and at the Renaissance Club, the golfer shot 262 (-18). He also enjoyed four top-10 finishes on the tour.

#2. Luke Clanton

Luke Clanton enjoyed four top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour in 2024, including runner-up performances at the John Deere Classic and the RSM Classic. Clanton scored 260 (-24) at the TPC Deere Run and he scored 267 (-15) at the Sea Island Resort.

His other two top-10 finishes were a T5 at the Wyndham Championship and a T10 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

#1. Austin Eckroat

Austin Eckroat had two victories on the PGA Tour. The first one came at the Cognizant Classic with 267 (-17) and the second one came at the World Wide Technology Championship with 264 (-24). Apart from these, he finished T6 at the Wyndham Championship with a score of 13 under 267. Eckroat's last tournament was the RSM Classic, where the golfer finished at T17.

Edited by Eeshaan Tiwary