Joel Dahmen left it late to secure his full PGA Tour card for the 2025 season, but he came through a nerve-wracking final round of the RSM Classic to finish just two places above the cut-off in the Fed Ex Cup standings, at 124th.
Dahmen produced an excellent final round of 64 to finish T35, which left him a relieved man as it ensures he can look forward to next season with considerably more than the conditional PGA Tour status he would have had if he’d finished 126th or lower.
The Full Swing star struggled throughout much of 2024 as his world ranking dropped from 167th at the start of the year to 228th. As a result, that left his full PGA Tour status in some jeopardy heading into the season closer at Sea Island, and he admitted afterwards that the situation had left him appreciative of his status.
Here are five things we learned from his post-tournament press conference about what it means to keep a PGA Tour card.
The Emotion Of The Moment
Dahmen admitted that the close call helped put keeping his card into perspective. He said: “I’m just thankful for the opportunity to have another full card out here is really special.
“This is my eighth year out here, I probably made it longer than I ever thought I would. You take it for granted a little bit. It’s been relatively easy, cruise between 50 and 90 on the FedExCup every year and enjoy it, and our best friends are out here.”
The Impact On His Family
Dahmen admitted that one of the biggest advantages of a PGA Tour card is the ability to raise his family on the circuit.
He explained: “I think one of the coolest things is raising your kids on the PGA Tour. It takes a village out here. Our best friends, we all have kids now and it is one of the coolest things. Like we get to go to like camp every week out here 25 weeks a year.
“We rent houses together, we stay together, our kids are playing together, they’re all the same age. I didn’t want to miss out on that as much as playing golf for a living is really cool and making a bunch of money’s really cool, but this has been our life.
This is – we want to raise our kid out here really, there’s no better place. So I thought a lot about not being able to do that as much and that would stink.”
The Influence Of His Wife
Joel Dahmen has praised his wife after he kept his PGA Tour…
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