The inaugural Joel Dahmen Invitational was held June 23 at Apple Tree Golf Course in Yakima. Conducted by the Washington Junior Golf Association (WJGA), the one-day event featured junior players from across the state who have had success in the…
Two local players are teeing it up this week at the U.S. Open, being held at Los Angeles Country Club. Andrew Putnam plays a shot during a practice round at the 2023 U.S. Open. (Robert Beck/USGA) Andrew Putnam of University…
by Garrett Johnston | @JohnstonGarrett Andrew Putnam of Tacoma and Joel Dahmen of Clarkston both made spirited runs last week at the PGA TOUR’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Andrew Putnam tees off the famous par-3 seventh at Pebble Beach during…
In the fall of 1922, more than 80 golfers traveled to Yakima to play in one of two inaugural tournaments, or both – the Washington State Amateur and the Washington State Open – which together formed a newly created golf…
In 1922, the Washington State Golf Association (now known as Washington Golf) was founded for one specific reason: to conduct an annual state amateur championship. In 1922, Bon Stein won the inaugural Washington Men’s Amateur Championship. He would win four…
by Garrett Johnston Joel Dahmen qualified for his second Open Championship with his T5 finish in the 2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational. Twelve months prior to that, the Clarkston, Wash. native had never even played in a major. But since making…
Joel Dahmen of Clarkston, Wash. won the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour victory, avoiding a playoff when the wind pushed playing partner Rafael Campos' final birdie try to the left on the…
So, let’s talk about the U.S. Open. It is being held this week on the West Course at famed Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. The course was designed by A.W. Tillinghast in 1923, and renovated by Gil Hanse…
LIBERTY CORNER, N.J. (June 25, 2020) – The United States Golf Association (USGA) today announced the exemption categories for the 120th U.S. Open Championship, which will be contested Sept. 17-20 at Winged Foot Golf Club (West Course), in Mamaroneck, N.Y. As previously…
by Garrett Johnston (Twitter: @JohnstonGarrett) Geno Bonnalie is the caddie for Joel Dahmen, the Clarkston, Wash. native, former University of Washington player and 2007 Washington State Amateur champion. (more…)