“I want to keep my job”: Joel Dahmen comes clean after impressive FedEx cup stint

Following his strong result at the FedEx Fall's WWT Technology, Joel Dahmen expressed hope to retain his PGA Tour card, stating that his story wasn’t finished and he would like to play more.

On Sunday, November 10, Dahmen carded a 4-under 68 to tie for 14th, marking his best result in six months. He finished at 15-under, nine shots behind the winner, Austin Eckroat.

In the post-round interview, the 37-year-old golfer acknowledged that he had been struggling for some time.

"I don't know where I am on the FedExCup, 120th or something," he said. "That matters a lot. I want to keep my job out here. My story is not finished, so I would like to play a lot more golf. Two more weeks. This helps a lot obviously, but two more weeks to keep moving up."

Joel Dahmen added that he was lucky to not worry about his card for the last six years, but this time it was a different pressure.

"I knew I wasn't going to win the golf tournament today, but you feel like you're kind of in contention," he continued. "It matters a lot. You can't hide from it, it's there. I know that Geno's doing a great job about just going about our business."

"My wife is amazing about pretending everything is ok. And everything is ok. It's not like it's the end of the world, but I want to play good golf and I want to be out here on the PGA Tour," he added.

How has Joel Dahmen performed on the PGA Tour so far?

Joel Dahmen missed nine cuts in the 28 starts this season, and the T10 at the RBC Canadian Open was his only top-10 finish this season. He is currently 121st in the FedEx Fall standings and will need to finish inside the top 125 to retain his card.

Here's a look at Joel Dahmen's performances this season:

Sony Open in Hawaii: T72
The American Express: CUT
Farmers Insurance Open: CUT
WM Phoenix Open: T41
Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches: CUT
Puerto Rico Open: T49
THE PLAYERS Championship: T11
Valspar Championship: T49
Texas Children's Houston Open: CUT
Valero Texas Open: CUT
Corales Puntacana Championship: T67
Zurich Classic of New Orleans: T28
THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson: T62
Myrtle Beach Classic: T59
Charles Schwab Challenge: T56
RBC Canadian Open: T10
Rocket Mortgage Classic: T25
John Deere Classic: T46
ISCO Championship: CUT
Barracuda Championship: CUT
3M Open: CUT
Wyndham Championship: T64
Procore Championship: T50
Sanderson Farms Championship: CUT
Black Desert Championship: T40
Shriners Children's Open: W/D
ZOZO Championship: T41
World Wide Technology Championship: T14