The real Nick Dunlap house story is better than the made-up one. Websites describe a $500,000 Tuscaloosa mansion with a putting green, a golf simulator and a home theatre. None of that is verified — and the documented truth is more interesting: when Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win a PGA Tour event, he celebrated by going back to his college apartment in Tuscaloosa, because that is where he actually lived. Today his listed residence is Jupiter, Florida, the PGA Tour’s unofficial capital. Here are the facts, in order.
Who Is Nick Dunlap?
Nicholas Dunlap was born on 23 December 2003 in Huntsville, Alabama, the only child of Charlene and Jim Dunlap. He grew up playing at Greystone Golf & Country Club and announced himself early: at 12 years old he shot a round of 59 at Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham during a junior tournament, winning it by 13 strokes. He won the U.S. Junior Amateur in 2021, joined the University of Alabama golf team, and in 2023 won the U.S. Amateur — joining Tiger Woods as one of only two golfers to win both of American amateur golf’s biggest titles. He played in the 2023 Walker Cup and finished his amateur career as the world No. 1 amateur.
| Full name | Nicholas Dunlap |
| Born | 23 December 2003, Huntsville, Alabama |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| College | University of Alabama |
| Turned professional | 2024 |
| PGA Tour wins | 2 — The American Express and Barracuda Championship, both 2024 |
| Best world ranking | 30th (October 2024) |
| Career prize money | More than $4.3 million in official PGA Tour earnings |
| Residence | Jupiter, Florida |
The Win That Changed Everything
In January 2024, Dunlap — a 20-year-old Alabama sophomore playing The American Express on a sponsor’s invitation — shot a third-round 60 and held on to beat Christiaan Bezuidenhout by one shot. He was the first amateur to win on the PGA Tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991. Because he was an amateur, he could not accept the $1,512,000 winner’s cheque, which passed to Bezuidenhout instead; Dunlap took home the trophy.
Four days later he announced he was turning professional, ending his college career mid-season. The decision paid off again in July 2024, when he won the Barracuda Championship — making him the first player in PGA Tour history to win in the same season as both an amateur and a professional. He was voted PGA Tour Rookie of the Year for 2024 and climbed to 30th in the world rankings that October.
Where Does Nick Dunlap Live?
Through his breakthrough year, Dunlap’s home was strikingly ordinary: the college apartment in Tuscaloosa he had lived in as a student. After turning professional he said plainly that he planned to keep living there, practise with the Alabama team and “live out some of my college life the rest of this year” — and reporting from THE PLAYERS Championship that spring confirmed he was still in the apartment, still eating with the team, still joining their daily ping-pong matches. There is no verified report of him buying a house in Tuscaloosa at all, let alone the $450,000, 3,500-square-foot home with a pool and golf simulator that some websites describe in detail. Those specifics — the 2018 build year, the renovated kitchen, the custom furniture — appear nowhere outside low-quality content sites, and this article no longer repeats them.
His listed residence today is Jupiter, Florida. The Palm Beach County town has become the centre of gravity for professional golf: dozens of PGA Tour players are based there, drawn by its courses, its practice facilities and Florida’s climate. What Dunlap’s own home there looks like — and what he paid for any property — has not been credibly reported, which for a 22-year-old who has kept his life deliberately normal is probably exactly how he wants it.
After the Dream Season
The seasons since have been harder. Dunlap struggled for form through 2025; at that year’s Masters he shot a first-round 90, then bounced back with a 71 — the biggest round-to-round improvement at Augusta since 1936 — a small episode that summed up a year of searching for the game that had come so easily at 20. His official career earnings on the PGA Tour nonetheless stand at more than $4.3 million, a figure that does not include the $1.5 million cheque he was never allowed to collect.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where does Nick Dunlap live now?
His listed residence is Jupiter, Florida. In 2024, after turning professional, he remained in his college apartment in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, for the rest of that year.
Did Nick Dunlap buy a $450,000 house in Tuscaloosa?
There is no reliable evidence that he did. Contemporary reporting described him living in his college apartment, and the detailed Tuscaloosa “mansion” descriptions online — price, size, amenities — are not backed by any credible source.
How much money has Nick Dunlap won?
More than $4.3 million in official PGA Tour prize money. Famously, he could not collect the $1,512,000 first prize for winning The American Express in 2024 because he was still an amateur.
What is Nick Dunlap famous for?
He is the first amateur to win a PGA Tour event in 33 years (The American Express, 2024) and the first player ever to win on the PGA Tour as both an amateur and a professional in the same season.
The Bottom Line
Nick Dunlap’s housing story is the opposite of the usual celebrity script. No mansion at 20, no flash purchase with the first big cheque — instead, a college apartment in Tuscaloosa, a team he didn’t want to leave, and eventually a quiet base in Jupiter, Florida, where the modern tour pro goes to work. The $500,000 Tuscaloosa house never existed. The golfer very much does.
