Rarely has a player gained so much in losing as Joel Dahmen did in the Dominican Republic. Dahmen had a following long before the Netflix “Full Swing” docuseries for being so relatable, honest and self-deprecating about such a hard sport. At stake was a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, a spot in the PGA Championship and so many other perks.
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HILTONHEADISLAND,S.C.(AP)—RarelyhasaplayergainedsomuchinlosingasJoelDahmendidintheDominicanRepublic.
DahmenhadafollowinglongbeforetheNetflix“FullSwing”docuseriesforbeingsorelatable,honestandself-deprecatingaboutsuchahardsport.Fivemonthsago,hehadtomakea5-footputtjusttomakethecutandthenshoot64inthefinalroundtokeephiscard.
SoimaginetheimportanceofSundayatPuntaCanaResort,athree-shotleadwiththreeholestoplay.Atstakewasatwo-yearexemptiononthePGATour,aspotinthePGAChampionshipandsomanyotherperks.
Hemissedthegreenwithan8-ironfromthe16thfairwayforabogey.Hemissedan18-inchparputttofallintoatie.Andthenhehitapoorchipandmissedan8-footparputttolose.
Andthenhestoodbeforeacameraandbaredhissoul.Hisvoicewasuns
