Nick Dunlap’s 90 last year was five off the all-time mark set in 1956, but he isn’t alone in the 90-and-up club.
Nick Dunlap hits second shot on first hole during first round of the Masters on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at Augusta National Golf Club. Dunlap shot an 18-over 90, the worst Masters round since 63-year-old Ben Crenshaw opened his final Masters in 2015 with a 91. (Jason Getz/AJC)
By Stan Awtrey
April 4, 2026
Nick Dunlap shot a 90 in the first round of the Masters last year and that wasn’t close to being the worst round in tournament history.
That indignity belongs to Charlie Kunkle, an accomplished amateur from western Pennsylvania, who shot a 95 in the final round of the 1956 Masters.
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Stan Awtrey has been covering sports for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1977. He currently writes about high school sports, Georgia State University athletics and golf.
