{"id":1375,"date":"2025-04-21T19:00:34","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T19:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gospelmusiconline.com\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2025-04-23T15:41:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T15:41:57","slug":"pga-tour-fan-favorite-throws-himself-under-the-bus-after-epic-collapse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gospelmusiconline.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/21\/pga-tour-fan-favorite-throws-himself-under-the-bus-after-epic-collapse\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour fan favorite throws himself under the bus after epic collapse"},"content":{"rendered":"

While most of the world\u2019s best golfers were at Harbour Town Golf Links watching Justin Thomas snap a near three-year drought at the RBC Heritage<\/a>, the PGA Tour simultaneously held an opposite field event. The Dominican Republic hosted the Corales Puntacana Championship, with plenty of young talent in the field.<\/p>\n

One such name is a favorite on the PGA Tour: Joel Dahmen.<\/p>\n

Dahmen was on fire for much of the weekend. He set the course record on Thursday with a fiery 10-under 62 just hours after Thomas tied the RBC Heritage course record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As the drama came to its conclusion Sunday evening, Dahmen held a two-shot lead with three holes to play. However, he bogeyed 16, 17, and 18, losing by a single stroke<\/a> to Garrick Higgo.<\/p>\n

The epic collapse included a missed two-foot par putt<\/a> on 17.<\/p>\n

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Winning is hard. <\/p>\n

A bogey for Joel Dahmen and he’s now tied for the lead headed to the 72nd hole @CoralesChamp<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/VQI3AjeTAa<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Many professional golfers may not have spoken to the media after such a disastrous finish. But that is not who Dahmen is. He stepped up and ate his crow.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019m in a little bit of shock, honestly,\u201d Dahmen said after his round.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not how you win a golf tournament, I\u2019ll tell you that. I don\u2019t deserve to win it. You know, bogeying the last three is inexcusable. Middle of the fairway with an 8-iron on 16 to hit it where I hit it, you can\u2019t get up and down over there.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the worst lapse of concentration and execution came on the 17th green.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know what happened on the short one on 17. I mean I\u2019m obviously nervous, but unfortunately I\u2019m prone to that at times. You can call it lapse in concentration. It\u2019s not like a yippee thing, it\u2019s not like one of those things, but bad time to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was heartbreaking to watch it play out for the fan favorite.<\/p>\n

Joel Dahmen has staked his reputation for being unapologetically himself. He is never one to shy away from the spotlight, good or bad. That was on full display Sunday evening.<\/p>\n

Following the performance, Dahmen moved up to 140th in the Official World Golf Rankings. But in order to guarantee his Tour card for future seasons, he has a lot of work to do. A win would have vaulted him further up the standings. Alas, the 37-year-old pro is hurting and won\u2019t soon forget the unfortunate finish.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis one could take a while to get over. It\u2019s one of those things, you learn more in defeat unfortunately. I don\u2019t know what I\u2019m going to do yet. Like I said, I still think I\u2019m in a little bit of shock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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