Joel Dahmen Interview: Battling Cancer, Starring On Netflix, and Training With a Navy SEAL


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Feb 05 2025 53 mins   17

Joel Dahmen joins Smylie Kaufman and Charlie Hulme on "The Smylie Show" for a wide-ranging conversation covering everything from his battle with cancer, his unlikely Netflix stardom, and training with a Navy SEAL. Joel and Smylie compare notes on fatherhood (and everything that young Riggs Dahmen is up to!), and changes to the PGA TOUR structure that would have impacted Joel greatly last season.

Highlights include:

- Joel and Charlie's battles with cancer

- Balancing fatherhood, golf, and the spotlight in the wake of his starring turn on Netflix "Full Swing"

- Developing mental toughness by training with a Navy SEAL

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Intro

00:34 - Charlie and Joel's cancer journeys

08:38 - Updates on Joel's son Riggs

13:56 - Joel's grill collection

20:28 - Changes to the PGA TOUR structure

27:45 - Joel's popularity from Netflix "Full Swing"

32:30 - Working with a performance coach

34:28 - Finding the flow state

38:07 - Building mental toughness: Navy SEAL training

48:18 - Joel's experience as a broadcaster