PALM HARBOR, Fla. A cougar is on the prowl at Innisbrook.The PGA Tour is introducing a handful of spring break initiatives at this weeks Valspar Championship, offering votes on player superlatives and the option of playing music during Wednesdays pro-am. But theyre also allowing players to replace their last name on caddie bibs with a nickname or social handle during competitive rounds, an option that has allowed a few members of the field to get creative.Count among that group Joel Dahmen. Or, as hed prefer to be called this week, the Leaping Cougar.
Tour doing some spring break stuff this week at Valspar, including allowing nicknames on caddie bibs. @Joel_Dahmen went with Leaping Cougar and shot 66. pic.twitter.com/daDMMa2oq2— Will Gray (@WillGrayGC) March 21, 2019Thats the nickname that is splashed across the back of Dahmens caddie, Geno Bonnalie, this week outside Tampa. According to Dahmen, its a name he was given as a kid during his time with a Christian youth organization called the Royal Rangers.Growing up we did it, and I was like kindergarten or first grade maybe and they gave me the name. We didnt get to name ourselves, and I dont know how that came to be, Dahmen said. Then during Phoenix Open week my dad brought down all of my old crap out of my bedroom and all this stuff. So digging through it we found Leaping Cougar, like its on a little name tag type thing.
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Nickname etymology aside, Dahmens game did plenty of talking during an opening-round 66 that gave him a share of the early lead alongside Sepp Straka. He made six birdies against just a single bogey, capping his round with a 21-foot birdie on No. 9.After missing four cuts in a row, including the Arnold Palmer Invitational, the 31-year-old tied for 12th last week at TPC Sawgrass and believes his form could be quickly turning for the better.Im kind of a streaky player. Last year I got on a run and played really well, Dahmen said. Once kind of things are aligning, and once I know where the ball is going, or I should say once my feels match the real, then its pretty good.
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour event that doesn't have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That's a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead with Austrian-born Sepp Straka in the Valspar Championship.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. (AP) — The PGA Tour event that doesn't have Tiger Woods this year instead has the Leaping Cougar. That's a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle, morning conditions Thursday on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 and a share of the lead with Austrian-born Sepp Straka in the Valspar Championship.
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PALM HARBOR, Fla. - A cougar is on the prowl at Innisbrook. The PGA Tour is introducing a handful of "spring break" initiatives at this week's Valspar Championship, offering votes on player superlatives and the option of playing music during Wednesday's pro-am.
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Mar 21, 2019 · Dahmen, Straka share early lead at Innisbrook. Joel Dahmen, the 'Leaping Cougar,' shares early lead in action-filled day at Valspar Championship
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'Leaping Cougar' Dahmen on the prowl early at Valspar
Joel Dahmen, the 'Leaping Cougar,' shares early lead in action-filled day at Valspar Championship. Joel Dahmen, the 'Leaping Cougar,' shares early lead in action-filled day at Valspar Championship.
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That's a childhood nickname for Joel Dahmen, who took advantage of gentle conditions on a tough Copperhead course for a 5-under 66 to share the early lead Thursday with Sepp Straka in the Valspar
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You can call Joel Dahmen the Leaping Cougar, but he doesn't remember why. 'Leaping Cougar' Dahmen on the prowl early at Valspar. Golf Channel March 21, 2019, 5:02 PM GMT.
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Count among that group Joel Dahmen. Or, as he'd prefer to be called this week, the Leaping Cougar. Tour doing some spring break stuff this week at Valspar, including allowing nicknames on caddie
'Leaping Cougar' Dahmen on the prowl early at Valspar
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