D. J. Trahan
Personal information
Full nameDonald Roland Trahan, Jr.
NicknameD.J.
Born (1980-12-18) December 18, 1980
Atlanta, Georgia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceMount Pleasant, South Carolina
Career
CollegeClemson University
Turned professional2003
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins3
Highest ranking62 (October 12, 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT44: 2009
PGA ChampionshipT31: 2008
U.S. OpenT4: 2008
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2009
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award2002

Donald Roland "D.J." Trahan, Jr. (born December 18, 1980) is an American professional golfer.

Early life

D. J. Trahan (right) and his father Don Trahan (left)

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. He 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.

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

Collegiate wins

  • 2000 Las Vegas Intercollegiate
  • 2001 Carpet Classic, Jerry Pate Invitational
  • 2002 NCAA East Regional
  • 2003 Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate

Collegiate Honors

  • All-ACC: 1st Team (2000–2003)
  • ACC Freshman of the Year: 2000
  • ACC Player of the Year: 2002
  • All-American: 2000 (Honorable Mention, 1st Team Freshman), 2001 (Honorable Mention), 2002 (1st Team), 2003 (1st Team)
  • Ben Hogan Award: 2002
  • Jack Nicklaus Award: 2002
  • ACC 50-Year Anniversary Golf Team: 2002 (only active collegiate golfer named to the list)
  • Carolinas Golf Association Player of the Year: 2000-2002

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.

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Oct 1, 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic −13 (65-68-71-71=275) Playoff United States Joe Durant
2 Jan 20, 2008 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic −26 (67-64-68-70-65=334) 3 strokes United States Justin Leonard

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2006 Southern Farm Bureau Classic United States Joe Durant Won with birdie on third extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Oct 24, 2004 Miccosukee Championship −16 (68-67-68-65=268) 4 strokes United States Nick Watney

Results in major championships

Tournament 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Masters Tournament CUT CUT T44
U.S. Open CUT T4 CUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUT T31 CUT
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship 67 CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2006200720082009201020112012
The Players Championship CUT CUT T51 CUT CUT CUT DQ

CUT = missed the halfway cut
DQ = disqualified
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament20082009
Match Play
Championship T57 T46
Invitational T8
Champions
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Week 41 2008 Ending 12 Oct 2008" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
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