Allen John
Allen John | |
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Personal information | |
Born |
Ludwigshafen, Germany | 31 August 1987
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) |
Nationality |
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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 |
Medal record | ||
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Representing | ||
Deaflympics | ||
Samsun 2017 | Golf 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 |
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1 | 18 May 2011 | Haugschlag NÖ Open | −14 (64-71-67=202) | Playoff | |
2 | 1 Jun 2018 | Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten (as an amateur) |
−15 (65-66-67=198) | 2 strokes |
Team appearances
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Germany): 2018
References
- ↑ "Allen John: Der gehörlose Golfer". golfpunk.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Allen John". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "Men's Golf individual – 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Golf for Heart". Golf for Heart (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Golf-Weltmeister Allen John in Topform für Deaflympics". Deaflympics 2017 in Samsun (in German). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Allen John". European Tour. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Allen John". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
- ↑ "Allen John sichert sich Gold bei den Deaflympics". www.golfpost.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-03.
External links
- Allen John at the European Tour official site
- Allen John at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Profile at Deaflympics