A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier: Dark Horse Picks

JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY - AUGUST 08: Joel Dahmen of the United States lines up a putt on the third green during the first round of The Northern Trust at Liberty National Golf Club on August 08, 2019 in Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) /

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SILVIS, IL – JULY 15: Joel Dahmen hits a tee shot on the fifth hole during the final round of the John Deere Classic at TPC Deere Run on July 15, 2018 in Silvis, Illinois. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

Joel Dahmen – 80/1

Dahmen started making a bit of noise during the middle of the 2019 season, letting the golf world know that the University of Washington product was ready to make his name known.

He had a nice three tournament stretch where he finished T-16th, T-18th, and Second. Unfortunately, it wouldn’t last as he missed the cut in four of his next six events.

It was enough to get him into the top 70 of the FedEx Standings, which got him all the way to the BMW Championship. It wasn’t the only hot section of his career, which is actually the reason I have him as a dark horse.

Near the end of the 2018 season, Dahmen would have a four-tournament stretch where he finished T-5th, T-2nd, T-15th, and T-8th. The first event in that stretch? It was A Military Tribute at The Greenbrier.

He would go 67-65-67-69 that week, and finish two shots back of second place. Kevin Na ran away that year winning the event by five strokes.

Dahmen is looking to improve off the tee and fairway a little, and get back to his 2017 status of being a top 50 player in both. He has shown the ability to play this event, and I like him to make a run at the top of the leaderboard as the weekend progresses.

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