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, fighting to make the season-ending playoffs, fired a nine-under par 61 on Thursday to seize a one-shot lead in the Wyndham Championship in North Carolina.Dahmen had a one-stroke lead over Sweden's Alex Noren,

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.