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Nick Dunlap will compete in a weekend spherical on the PGA Tour for the first time since January after making the cut at the Zurich Classic.

After he and Sargent confirmed their spot in the weekend, Dunlap mentioned whether or not his difficult stretch had been troubling him and how he felt about finally making a cut.

“I just think it’s nice to see my game kind of going in the right direction,” Dunlap said after the second spherical on Friday. “It’s been a lot better at home even the last couple of weeks. I hadn’t quite put it together, but it’s been better. It’s felt better, and it’s nice to see some better tee shots. It’s nice to kind of get some putts to fall, so yeah, for sure.”

The Dunlap-Sargent duo did more than just make the cut. After two rounds, they had been positioned just two photographs behind leaders Alex Smalley and Hayden Springer at 16-under par and one stroke behind pre-tournament favorites Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick.

In opening spherical four-balls, Dunlap and Sargent posted a 12-under 60 before recording a 2-under par 70 in foursomes the next day. The Zurich Classic presents a distinctive problem, as gamers must abandon their standard routines and adapt to competing alongside a associate, making it more durable to discover the rhythm that comes with taking part in every shot on a gap.

“Yeah, it’s definitely tough to get in a rhythm as far as, like, you may putt on a hole and then not putt for three holes later or you may hit a tee shot and not hit,” Sargent said. “I think we tried to give each other as many opportunities as possible.

“Obviously you are not going to be overly aggressive, but trust in each other understanding that I hit a couple of his photographs and he picked me up.”

While Dunlap and Sargent are companions today, they had been fierce opponents not so long in the past, both in faculty golf and the novice circuit. At the 2023 US Amateur, Dunlap beat Sargent in match play en route to claiming the coveted title.

Dunlap’s ascent continued shortly thereafter. At The American Express in 2024, he grew to become the second-youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 90 years and the first novice to win on tour since Phil Mickelson in 1991.

His upward momentum has stalled considerably since then, but at just 22 years outdated, a strong efficiency at the Zurich Classic may ship the enhance in confidence obligatory to help him compete more usually at the top degree.