After ending with three straight bogeys to lose the PGA Tour’s Corales Puntacana Championship by one shot, Joel Dahmen confessed that he was “shocked” by how he unravelled.
South African Garrick Higgo prevailed within the Dominican Republic, as Justin Thomas broke his close to three-year drought on the PGA Tour’s essential occasion of the week the RBC Heritage, courtesy of Dahmen’s disastrous four-over par last spherical 76.
Within the opening spherical, Dahmen fired a course file ten-under 62 and appeared destined to go wire-to-wire and declare his second PGA Tour title after profitable his first on the similar match in 2021.
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However the 37-year-old’s struggles, which have been laid naked within the Netflix collection Full Swing, resurfaced and post-round he was nonetheless in disbelief.
“I feel I’m somewhat bit shocked, truthfully,” Dahmen stated.
“It’s not the way you win a golf match, I’ll let you know that. I didn’t need to win it.
“I don’t know what occurred on the brief one on 17. I imply I’m clearly nervous. Sadly, I’m vulnerable to that at instances.
“18’s only a actually onerous gap. We had a 220 pin, wind surfed on it and hit a really common chip. I hit a great putt. I assumed it was a straight putt and it broke somewhat left on me. Unexpectedly I get up and I’ve misplaced the golf match.
“This one might take some time to recover from.”
Dahmen completed in a five-way tie for second at -13 after taking pictures rounds of 62, 66, 71 and 76.
It was his third high ten of the yr on the PGA Tour, and his world rating has come right down to 140 after being 244 in January.
However a victory would have taken plenty of strain off, as a win grants a two-year exemption to the Tour.
It additionally ensures a begin within the remaining signature occasions for the season, the place US$20 million in prize cash is up for grabs.
“It’s one in every of issues, you study extra in defeat, sadly. I don’t know what I’m going to study from this but,” Dahmen stated.
“Like I stated, I nonetheless assume I’m in somewhat little bit of shock.
“I really feel like I used to be in a great head house however generally your physique doesn’t co-operate.
“I feel prior to now I’ve tried to struggle towards it, and extra not too long ago I’ve tried to take it head on. If you’re nervous and have the adrenaline, assault that and that first spherical, there’s somewhat little bit of adrenaline once you shoot 62. You’re attacking and going after it.
“At the moment I wished to be on the offence. Clearly it’s a must to management your respiration and your coronary heart price, however on the similar time you’re attacking and enjoying golf.
“I attempted to remain aggressive with my golf swings, nevertheless it simply didn’t work out. It sucks.”