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D. J. Trahan
American professional golfer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Roland "D.J." Trahan, Jr. (born December 18, 1980) is an American professional golfer.
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Early life
Trahan was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Don Trahan. Shortly after being born his parents moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina where he spent his younger years playing at Harbour Town Golf Links and where he attended Hilton Head Island High School. He then moved to Spartanburg, South Carolina where he attended and graduated from Paul M. Dorman High School, playing both golf and baseball.
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Amateur career
Trahan attended Clemson University. He won the U.S. Amateur Public Links in 2000 and represented the United States in the 2001 Walker Cup and the 2002 Eisenhower Trophy.
During Trahan's collegiate career, Clemson won two ACC titles (2000, 2003), three NCAA East Region titles (2000, 2002, 2003), and the 2003 NCAA Division I Championship. The 2001 team was national runner-up and the 2002 team came in third place at nationals.
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Professional career
After turning professional in 2003, Trahan spent 2004 on the Nationwide Tour winning the final full-field event of that season at the Miccosukee Championship. He was a PGA Tour rookie in 2005 and won his first PGA Tour title at the 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic which was an alternate event to the WGC-American Express Championship. He won his second event at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic by three strokes over Justin Leonard on January 20, 2008. He has featured in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings.
Amateur wins
- 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links, Las Vegas Intercollegiate
- 2001 Jones Cup Invitational, South Carolina Amateur, Carpet Classic, Jerry Pate Invitational
- 2002 Azalea Invitational, Monroe Invitational, South Carolina Amateur, NCAA East Regional
- 2003 Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate
Awards and honors
- In 2000, Trahan earned the ACC Freshman of the Year
- From 2000-2002, Trahan was named the Carolinas Golf Association Player of the Year
- From 2000 to 2003, Trahan was a first team All-ACC member
- Trahan was an All-American from 2000 to 2003
- In 2002, Trahan was the ACC Player of the Year
- In 2002, Trahan was selected for the Ben Hogan Award, an award given to the best college golfer of the year
- In 2002, Trahan also earned the Jack Nicklaus Award
- In 2002, Trahan was named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary Golf Team
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Professional wins (3)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
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Results in major championships
Top 10
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Did not play
"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
U.S. national team appearances
Amateur
- Walker Cup: 2001
- Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (winners)
- Palmer Cup: 2002 (winners)
See also
References
External links
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