Allen John

Allen John
Personal information
Born (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 90 kg (198 lb)
Nationality  Germany
Residence Wiesloch, Germany
Career
College Georgia State University
Turned professional 2011 (reinstated amateur in 2016)
Current tour(s) Pro Golf Tour
Former tour(s) Challenge Tour
Professional wins 2
Allen John
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Deaflympics
Samsun 2017Golf individual

Allen John (born 31 August 1987) is a German amateur golfer. He is profoundly deaf. He became a professional golfer in 2011 and played on the Challenge Tour in 2012.[1] He was re-instated as an amateur in 2016.[2] He represented Germany at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics when golf was included in the Summer Deaflympics for the very first time and competed in the men's individual golf event securing a gold medal.[3][4][5]

Career

John has been playing golf since the age of ten. He also joined the German national golf team despite being deaf in 2003 after playing for various local and regional teams in Germany. He also attended the Georgia State University and claimed the Freshman of the Year award at the University.[6][7] John emerged as the champion in the men's golf individual competition at the 2017 Summer Deaflympics after claiming his first Deaflympic medal in his maiden appearance at the Deaflympics representing Germany.[8][9]

Professional wins (2)

Pro Golf Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
1 18 May 2011 Haugschlag NÖ Open −14 (64-71-67=202) Playoff Germany Sebastian Buhl
2 1 Jun 2018 Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten
(as an amateur)		 −15 (65-66-67=198) 2 strokes Poland Mateusz Gradecki
Germany Gregory Wiggins (a)

Team appearances

References

  1. ↑ "Allen John: Der gehörlose Golfer". golfpunk.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  2. ↑ "Allen John". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Men's Golf individual – 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Golf for Heart". Golf for Heart (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  5. ↑ "Golf-Weltmeister Allen John in Topform für Deaflympics". Deaflympics 2017 in Samsun (in German). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  6. ↑ "Allen John". European Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  7. ↑ "Allen John". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  8. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
  9. ↑ "Allen John sichert sich Gold bei den Deaflympics". www.golfpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
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