D. J. Trahan

D. J. Trahan
Personal information
Full name	Donald Roland Trahan, Jr.
Nickname	D.J.
Born	(1980-12-18) December 18, 1980 (age 43) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, U.S.
Career
College	Clemson University
Turned professional	2003
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	62 (October 12, 2008)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T44: 2009
PGA Championship	T31: 2008
U.S. Open	T4: 2008
The Open Championship	CUT: 2009
Achievements and awards
Ben Hogan Award 2002

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

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.

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.

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

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

• 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.

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	Result
1	2006	Southern Farm Bureau Classic	Joe Durant	Won with birdie on third extra hole

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

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

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

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

Amateur

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

• 2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates

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