Joseph Dean (born 23 June 1994) is an English professional golfer and European Tour player. In 2024, he was runner-up at the Magical Kenya Open and the KLM Open.[1]

Joe Dean
Personal information
Full nameJoseph Dean
Born (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30)
Sheffield, England
Sporting nationality England
Career
Turned professional2016
Current tour(s)European Tour
Former tour(s)Challenge Tour
PGA EuroPro Tour
Professional wins1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT25: 2024

Amateur career

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Dean was born in Sheffield and is attached to College Pines GC.[2] In 2012, he was runner-up at the Fairhaven Trophy, and in 2013 won the Dutch Junior Open. He represented England in the Boys Home Internationals and the Men's Home Internationals.[3]

Dean won the 2015 English Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club, beating Alfie Plant in the final 9 and 7.[4]

Professional career

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Dean turned professional in 2016 and joined the PGA EuroPro Tour. In his rookie season, he finished 10th in the rankings, and in 2017 he finished 5th. In 2019, he joined the Challenge Tour where he finished 106th. He returned to the PGA EuroPro Tour, where he won the 2021 Worcestershire Masters and finished 8th in the rankings.

Dean earned his card for the 2024 European Tour at Q-School but did not initially compete as he could not afford the travel cost around the globe to participate, and worked as a delivery driver for Morrisons supermarket.[5] When he joined the tour in February, he was runner-up in his second event, the Magical Kenya Open, and was runner-up again at the KLM Open, where he lost a playoff to Guido Migliozzi.[6]

Amateur wins

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  • 2012 Dutch Junior Open
  • 2013 Lee Westwood Trophy
  • 2014 Lee Westwood Trophy
  • 2015 English Amateur

Source:[3]

Professional wins (1)

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PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 4 Jul 2021 Glal.uk Worcestershire Masters −15 (69-66-66=201) 3 strokes   Ben Hutchinson,   Sam Locke,
  Dermot McElroy,   Tom Sloman

Playoff record

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European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2024 KLM Open   Marcus Kinhult,   Guido Migliozzi Migliozzi won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T70 T25
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

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Amateur

Sources:[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Player Profile Joe Dean". European Tour. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Joe Dean". College Pines GC. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Joe Dean". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Joe Dean wins English amateur crown". England Golf. 1 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Joe Dean: Supermarket delivery driver wins 'life-changing' £170,000 at Kenya Open". BBC Sport. 25 February 2024. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  6. ^ Westby, Nick (18 July 2024). "The Open: Joe Dean's golf helping him leave delivery driver narrative behind". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
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