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.

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

Before Joel Dahmen hit one ball Thursday at the Wyndham Championship he was 101st in FedEx Cup standings. The top 100 earn fill status for next season. Nearly five hours later he had struck 61 shots,