On Monday, at the historic old course at St. Andrews, the former UAB golfer will be looking to become the first amateur to win a British Open since Bobby Jones in 1930.
Irish amateur Paul Dunne is joint leader of The Open Championship heading into the final day at St Andrews, alongside former winner Louis Oosthuizen and Australia's Jason Day.
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Dunne, who played college golf at UAB, is using college coach Alan Murray as his caddie this week. He shot a 6-under 66 in the third round of the British Open on Sunday, the lowest ever for an amateur at St. Andrews. He co-leads at 12 under after 54 holes along with Jason Day and Louis Oosthuizen. He'll play with Oosthuizen in the final group on Monday.
"As a college coach, it has been brilliant to caddy for a player during a major tournament," said Murray, who spoke to AL.com
"Paul has been spectacular all week and continues to show his class on and off the golf course. It's an Open at St. Andrews, so it feels special the moment you walk on the grounds at the start of the week.
Added Murray: "Sheer pride and enjoyment is what I have had all week being able to share the entire experience with him and his family. I feel very lucky."
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An amateur hasn't won the British Open since Bobby Jones in 1930. An amateur hasn't won any major since the US Open in 1933.
"I don't know, it's a bit surreal," Dunne told ESPN's Tom Rinaldi. "Obviously I'm not in any form or bracket like Bobby Jones is -- he's a legend of the game. Anytime you can be associated with someone like that, it's a real honor."
"If it were an amateur event, I would't be surprised by my scores," added Dunne. "Just lucky it happened in the biggest event in the world."
He handled immense pressure like a seasoned veteran on Sunday even though he had to crawl through qualifying just to get here. He was a 1500-to-1 extreme longshot; now he's 18 holes from history.
The Open will finish on Today for only the second time in its 155-year history because of adverse weather on Friday and Saturday.
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