Joel Dahmen and his longtime caddie Geno Bonnalie just lately parted methods. The one-time PGA Tour winner has opened up concerning the painful break up, saying that it needed to occur as a result of one thing wanted to vary.
Dahmen and Bonnalie developed a detailed friendship over time and have become much more common after being featured in Netflix’s “Full Swing.”
Throughout a press convention on the 2025 Wyndham Championship, the 37-year-old professional golfer acknowledged that he missed his ex-caddie and greatest pal. Nonetheless, he shared that the break up was a transfer he made with a purpose to maintain himself extra accountable to his sport.
“Man, I like Geno, you realize, we nonetheless textual content nearly every day. He’s doing nicely. Yeah, I imply, I miss him… I wouldn’t say I’m not joyful about it, however like, it’s exhausting. I imply, he’s my greatest pal. He’s nonetheless my greatest pal. However I needed to, I needed to change one thing with me,” Dahmen mentioned.
“It was extra about me, it was my mentality, it was what I used to be doing and I wanted to take possession of what I used to be doing, I used to be not doing a superb job of that. So, for a manner, for me to do it so simple as simply enjoying golf alone for a bit bit. So yeah, I like him, I miss him. I believe we’ll see him out of right here once more quickly,” he added.
Joel Dahmen and Geno Bonnalie’s relationship lasted for over a decade. They labored collectively for 2 years on the Korn Ferry Tour, and when the previous earned his PGA Tour card in 2016, they continued the journey collectively.
Dahmen’s longtime coach Rob Rashell is quickly caddying for him on the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Nonetheless, it’s unclear who Bonnalie’s everlasting substitute shall be going ahead.
How did Joel Dahmen carry out within the 2025 Wyndham Championship, Spherical 1?
Joel Dahmen is off to a superb begin on the 2025 Wyndham Championship and has taken an early lead following the conclusion of the primary spherical. He fired 4 birdies on Sedgefield Nation Membership’s entrance 9 and shot his solely bogey of the day on the par-4 14th gap.
Dahmen fired via the again 9 with three consecutive birdies and a complete of six birdies throughout 9 holes. On the finish of the spherical, he carded 9-under 61, capturing up the leaderboard to take the solo lead within the match. In the meantime, Alex Noran is in second place with 8-under.
Joel Dahmen headed into the match at one hundred and first on the FedEx Cup standings. He’s now projected to land within the prime 50, which might give him a spot on the BMW Championship.
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Edited by Samya Majumdar