D. J. Trahan

D.J. Trahan
Personal information
Full name	Donald Roland Trahan, Jr.
Nickname	D.J.
Born	December 18, 1980 (1980-12-18) (age 30) Atlanta, Georgia
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality	United States
Residence	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Career
College	Clemson University
Turned professional	2003
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	3
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Nationwide Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T44: 2009
U.S. Open	T4: 2008
The Open Championship	CUT: 2009
PGA Championship	T31: 2008

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

Trahan was born in Atlanta, Georgia. He moved to Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, 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. 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.

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)

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

Collegiate wins (5)

• 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	Joe Durant
2	Jan 20, 2008	Bob Hope Chrysler Classic	-26 (67-64-68-70-65=334)	3 strokes	Justin Leonard

PGA Tour playoff record (1-0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2006	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Joe Durant	Won with birdie on third extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

• 2004 Miccosukee Championship

Results in major championships

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
The Masters	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T44	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	T4	CUT	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T31	CUT	67	CUT

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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

See also

• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• D. J. Trahan at the PGA Tour official site
• D. J. Trahan at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

Persondata
Name	Trahan, D.J.
Alternative names	Trahan, Donald Roland, Jr.
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	December 18, 1980
Place of birth	Atlanta, Georgia
Date of death
Place of death