“Just less golf” - Joel Dahmen reveals plans if he misses out on full PGA Tour status for 2026

Joel Dahmen recently revealed his plans if he missed out on full PGA Tour status for 2026. Dahmen welcomed his second baby boy this month, named Dawson, and he revealed the news during the RSM Classic press conference.

Afterward, Joel Dahmen shared his plans for the upcoming year if he missed out on the 2026 PGA Tour schedule. He added that he planned to spend time with his family. He said (via PGA Tour):

“My mind’s at home a lot, honestly, this week. You know, if I’m not playing 25 weeks a year, then I get to hang out with a couple amazing kids and my wife. So there’s no real downside to it. It’s just less golf.”

“We knew we were going to have a kid sometime this fall, was kind of one of those things. She’s happy, she’s healthy, kid’s doing well. So, yeah, there was like a piece of me that knew I should have played or needed to play, but there's nothing more important than your family and especially a birth of a child, so I wouldn't miss that for the world,” he added.

Currently, Joel Dahmen is playing at the RSM Classic, and the golfer is over with the first round after scoring 3 under and finishing at T66.

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Where did Joel Dahmen perform best in the 2025 PGA Tour season?

Joel Dahmen’s best performance came at the Corales Puntacana Championship, where he finished at T2 after scoring 62 with five birdies on the front nine and five birdies on the back nine. In the next round, he scored 66 with five birdies on the front nine and one birdie on the back nine. Dahmen shot 71 in the third round with two birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. In the last round, he fired 76 with two birdies in total. Garrick Higgo won the Corales Puntacana Championship with 14 under.

Joel Dahmen’s second-best finish came at the Mexico Open at VidantaWorld with 17 under in total. Dahmen scored 68 in the opening round with one birdie on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. The second round saw 69 with one birdie, along with an eagle on the front nine and three birdies on the back nine. The third and fourth rounds saw 65 in each of the rounds, with seven and five birdies, respectively, along with an eagle.

The golfer's third-best finish came at the Farmers Insurance Open, where he landed at T9 with 2 under in total. He shot 69 in the opening round with two birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. The second round saw 72 with four birdies in total. He fired 70 in the third round with two birdies on the front nine and two birdies on the back nine. The fourth round saw 75 with four birdies.