Background and career
Joel Isaac Dahmen (born November 11, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Born and raised in Clarkston, Washington, Dahmen first gained recognition as a two-time high school state champion while at Clarkston High School, before playing a year of college golf at the University of Washington in Seattle. He turned professional and initially played on PGA Tour Canada from 2010 to 2013, with limited success until 2014, when he won twice and topped the Order of Merit, securing his Web.com Tour card for 2015. Dahmen's career on the Web.com Tour included making the cut in several events and earning his PGA Tour card for the 2016–17 season by finishing 25th on the money list. Dahmen's professional achievements include finishing second at the 2019 Wells Fargo Championship and winning his first PGA Tour title at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in March 2021. Dahmen suffered from testicular cancer but made a recovery. He appears in each season of the sports documentary series Full Swing.
Born and raised in Clarkston, Washington, Dahmen was a two-time state champion (class 3A) at Clarkston High School, with titles in his freshman and senior years (and runner-up by a stroke as a junior). He played one year of college golf at the University of Washington in Seattle.
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. He also played three events on PGA Tour Latinoamérica 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 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. 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. In March 2021, Dahmen won his first PGA Tour title at the Corales Puntacana Resort and Club Championship in the Dominican Republic. Dahmen retained his PGA Tour Card for the 2025 season on the final day of the final competition of the FedEx Cup Fall Series at the RSM Classic. He scored a 65 and ended the competition at T35 to finish at 124th in the FedEx Cup, one place above earning a Tour Card status.. On July 15, 2025, Dahmen announced that he had split from long time caddy and childhood friend Geno Bonnalie.
Dahmen previously suffered from testicular cancer. 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.
2012 Tournament 7 2013 Arizona Winter 3, Arizona Spring 3
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
