Joel Dahmen
| Joel Dahmen | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | November 11, 1987 Clarkston, Washington |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Washington |
| Turned professional | 2010 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Canada PGA Tour Latinoamérica Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Highest ranking | 58 (October 25, 2020)[1] (as of May 19, 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | T71: 2019 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2019 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2019 |
Joel Dahmen (born November 11, 1987) is an American professional golfer.
Amateur career
Dahmen was born in Clarkston, Washington. He was a two-time Washington Interscholastic Activities Association 3A state golf champion at Clarkston High School and played one year for the Washington Huskies.[2]
Professional career
Dahmen played on PGA Tour Canada from 2010 to 2013 without much success. In 2014, however, he won twice and won the Order of Merit to gain his Web.com Tour card for 2015.[3] He also played three events on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in late 2014, finishing tied for second in two of them.[4]
On the Web.com Tour in 2015, Dahmen made the cut in 12 of 25 events, including three top-10 finishes. He advanced to the Web.com Tour Finals but failed to earn a PGA Tour card. Returning to the Web.com Tour in 2016, he made 13 cuts in 20 events in the regular season including two tied for third finishes. He earned his PGA Tour card for 2017 by finishing 25th on the money list by $975.[5]
On the 2016–17 PGA Tour season, Dahmen finished 176 in the FedEx Cup rankings with his best finish being a T9. He finished 24th in the Web.com Tour Finals and regained his PGA Tour card for the 2017–18 season.
At the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship, Dahmen finished second to Max Homa, who got his first career PGA Tour win by 3 strokes.
Personal life
Dahmen previously suffered from testicular cancer.[6]
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour Canada wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 1, 2014 | PC Financial Open | −16 (66-70-68-68=272) | 1 stroke |  Brad Clapp, Eugene Wong
|
| 2 | Jun 22, 2014 | Syncrude Boreal Open | −22 (63-66-68-69=266) | 5 strokes |  Richard McDonald
|
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | |
| PGA Championship | T71 |
| U.S. Open | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
| Tournament | 2019 |
|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T12 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
References
- ^ "Week 43 2020 Ending 25 Oct 2020" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
- ^ Eggers, Kerry (August 26, 2016). "Oregon Local News - Keeping things in perspective, no matter how hard that may be". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ Hanson, Scott (September 26, 2014). "Golfer Joel Dahmen's road to the pros included UW washout, cancer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ^ "Joel Dahmen – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ^ "Ryan Brehm Wins Web.com Finale, Earns PGA Tour Card". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 28, 2016.
- ^ "Golfer battled cancer, now ready to fight way up leaderboard". The Spokesman-Review. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
External links
- Joel Dahmen at the PGA Tour official site
- Joel Dahmen at the Official World Golf Ranking official site