Joseph Dean (born 23 June 1994) is an English

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and

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player. In 2024, he was runner-up at the

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and the

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Amateur career

Dean was born in

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and is attached to College Pines GC. In 2012, he was runner-up at the Fairhaven Trophy, and in 2013 won the Dutch Junior Open. He represented England in the Boys Home Internationals and the

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. Dean won the 2015 English Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club, beating Alfie Plant in the final 9 and 7.

Professional career

Dean turned professional in 2016 and joined the PGA EuroPro Tour. In his rookie season, he finished 10th in the rankings, and in 2017 he finished 5th. In 2019, he joined the

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where he finished 106th. He returned to the PGA EuroPro Tour, where he won the 2021 Worcestershire Masters and finished 8th in the rankings. Dean earned his card for the 2024

at Q-School but did not initially compete as he could not afford the travel cost around the globe to participate, and worked as a delivery driver for

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supermarket. When Dean joined the tour in February, he was runner-up in his second event, the

, and was runner-up again at the

, where he lost a playoff to

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. He finished 37th on the

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and won €1,006,736 in prize money for the season.

Amateur wins

*2012 Dutch Junior Open *2013 Lee Westwood Trophy *2014 Lee Westwood Trophy *2015 English Amateur Source:

Professional wins (1)

PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1)

Playoff record

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur * Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2012 (winners) *

(representing England): 2015 Sources:

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Joe English male golfers European Tour golfers Golfers from Sheffield 1994 births Living people 21st-century English sportsmen