After his professional career, Dunakey became the golf coach at Lemon Bay High School.

Dunakey shot a 59 in the second round of the Nike Miami Valley Open.

He won his first title on tour at the Nike Cleveland Open the following week.

In his rookie year on the PGA Tour, Dunakey made 12 of 32 cuts while earning $298,069, good enough for a finish of 133rd on the money list.

In his second year on tour, Dunakey recorded two top ten finishes and earned $393,059.