Joel Isaac Dahmen (born November 11, 1987) is an American professional golfer.

Amateur career

Born and raised in

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, Dahmen was a two-time

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3A state golf champion at Clarkston High School. He played one year of college golf at the

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Professional career

Dahmen played on

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from 2010 to 2013 without much success. In

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, however, he won twice and won the Order of Merit to gain his

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card for 2015. He also played three events on

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in late 2014, finishing tied for second in two of them. 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

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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. 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

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, Dahmen finished second to

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, who got his first career PGA Tour win by 3 strokes. In March 2021, Dahmen won his first PGA Tour title at the

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in the Dominican Republic.

Personal life

Dahmen previously suffered from testicular cancer. In December 2018, it was announced that he is married to food blogger Lona Skutt, whom he has dated since 2012. Dahmen appeared in the sports documentary series Full Swing, which premiered on Netflix on February 15, 2023. In January 2023, Dahmen and his wife announced the birth of their first child.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

Results in major championships

''Results not in chronological order in 2020.'' CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to

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Results in The Players Championship

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the

Results in World Golf Championships

¹Cancelled due to

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pandemic
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahmen, Joel American male golfers Washington Huskies men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates People from Clarkston, Washington 1987 births Living people