Joel Dahmen assessed four-stroke penalty at 2024 Shriners Children’s Open. Here’s why

During the first round of the 2024 Shriners Children’s Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, fan-favorite Joel Dahmen was assessed a four-stroke penalty for having 15 clubs in his bag.

Dahmen made par on his opening two holes, but those scores were changed to double-bogey 6s after the blunder.

The 36-year-old has played in all three FedEx Cup Fall events so far this year, with the Shriners being the fourth, and has finished T-50 (Procore Championship), MC (Sanderson Farms Championship) and T-40 (Black Desert Championship).

In seven previous starts at TPC Summerlin, Dahmen has made it to the weekend six times and finished inside the top 10 twice.

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Joel Dahmen was penalized four strokes in the opening round of the Shriners Children’s Open when it was discovered on the fourth tee that he had more than 14 clubs in his bag.

— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) October 17, 2024