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Shirt off, helmet on. <\/p>\n
Joel Dahmen is a special kind of player \u2014 and entertainer.<\/p>\n
Fresh off a T-7 at Torrey Pines last week<\/a><\/span>, Dahmen brought the energy to the WM Phoenix Open<\/a><\/span> on Thursday afternoon by wearing a Seattle Seahawks helmet inside the tournament\u2019s famous \u201cColiseum.\u201d <\/p>\n He took off the football helmet and replaced it with his bucket hat before a chip-in attempt on the 16th hole. When the chip went in for birdie, Dahmen raised both hands and soaked in the cheers from the crowd.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were trying to figure out what to do to be subtle but still for the Seahawks, so my caddie, Ben Hulka, he used to be the equipment manager for the Seahawks,\u201d Dahmen told reporters after the round. <\/p>\n Hulka was able to get an official helmet for Dahmen, thanks to that connection.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was debatable about throwing it on after such a bad shot in there, but, yeah, hit an unbelievable pitch shot that rolled in like a putt and the environment is really special after that,\u201d Dahmen added.<\/p>\n Dahmen was born and raised in Clarkston, Washington, and played golf at the University of Washington for a year. To nobody\u2019s surprise after the Round 1 helmet display at TPC Scottsdale, Dahmen is pulling for his hometown Seahawks over the New England Patriots in Sunday\u2019s Super Bowl. <\/p>\n