Joel Dahmen

Joel Dahmen
 Golfer 
Personal information
Born (1987-11-11) November 11, 1987
Clarkston, Washington
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg; 12.6 st)
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

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.[1]

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.[2] He also played three events on PGA Tour Latinoamérica in late 2014, finishing tied for second in two of them.[3]

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.[4]

Personal life

Dahmen previously suffered from testicular cancer.[5]

PGA Tour Canada wins

See also

References

  1. 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.
  2. Hanson, Scott (September 26, 2014). "Golfer Joel Dahmen's road to the pros included UW washout, cancer". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
  3. "Joel Dahmen – Career". PGA Tour. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. "Ryan Brehm Wins Web.com Finale, Earns PGA Tour Card". The New York Times. Associated Press. August 28, 2016.
  5. "Golfer battled cancer, now ready to fight way up leaderboard". The Spokesman-Review. July 30, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
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