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Nickname
  
D.J.

Professional wins
  
3

Weight
  
84 kg

Nationality
  
United States

Name
  
D. Trahan

Education
  
Clemson University


College
  
Clemson University

Role
  
Golfer

Current tours
  
PGA TOUR

Turned professional
  
2003

Height
  
1.91 m

Parents
  
Susan Trahan, Don Trahan

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Full name
  
Donald Roland Trahan, Jr.

Born
  
December 18, 1980 (age 43) Atlanta, Georgia (
1980-12-18
)

Residence
  
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

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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

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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

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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 (11)

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  • 2000 U.S. Amateur Public Links
  • 2001 Jones Cup Invitational, South Carolina Amateur
  • 2002 Azalea Invitational, Monroe Invitational, South Carolina Amateur

    • Collegiate wins (5)

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

    • Collegiate Honors

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  • 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.

    PGA Tour wins (2)

    PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

    Nationwide Tour wins (1)

  • 2004 Miccosukee Championship

    • Results in major championships

    DNP = Did not play
    CUT = missed the half-way cut
    "T" = tied
    Yellow background for top-10.

    U.S. national team appearances

    Amateur

  • Walker Cup: 2001
  • Eisenhower Trophy: 2002 (winners)
  • Palmer Cup: 2002 (winners)

    • References

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