It is a round that could not have come at a better time for Joel Dahmen. Entering the 2025 Wyndham Championship at No. 101 in the FedEx Cup standings, the one-time PGA Tour winner shot out the gates Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club to take the first-round lead in the PGA Tour's regular season finale.

Sedgefield, a 7,131 yard, par 70 Donald Ross golf course, is hosting the Wyndham for the 17th time. Originally opened in the 1920s, the course underwent a restoration in 2007. The course is tied for 183rd on the Golfweek's Best 2025: Top 200 Classic Courses in the U.S. list.

Joel Dahmen likened his chances of making the playoffs to his beloved Seattle Seahawks needing to win by 50 points to do the same.