Allen John

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Allen John
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John in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 37)
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Wiesloch, Germany
Career
College Georgia State University
Turned professional2011, [lower-alpha 1] 2018
Current tour(s) Challenge Tour
Former tour(s) Pro Golf Tour
Professional wins4
Medal record
Deaflympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Samsun Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Caxias Do Sul Individual

Allen John (born 31 August 1987) is a German professional 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 first time and competed in the men's individual golf event securing a gold medal. [3] [4] [5] Since 2018, John has returned to the professional ranks.

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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]

John tied for second at the 2018 Porsche European Open, but could not accept his €170,000 prize because of his amateur status.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

Pro Golf Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
118 May 2011 Haugschlag NÖ Open −14 (64-71-67=202)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Bühl
231 May 2018 Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten
(as an amateur)		−15 (65-66-67=198)2 strokes Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Gradecki, Flag of Germany.svg Gregory Wiggins (a)
310 Apr 2019 Open Michlifen−11 (68-67-70=205)3 strokes Flag of Germany.svg Moritz Lampert

Other wins (1)

Team appearances

Notes

  1. ↑ Amateur status reinstated in 2016.

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References

  1. ↑ "Allen John: Der gehörlose Golfer". golfpunk.de (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. ↑ "Allen John". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Men's Golf individual – 2017 Summer Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Golf for Heart". Golf for Heart (in German). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Golf-Weltmeister Allen John in Topform für Deaflympics". Deaflympics 2017 in Samsun (in German). 30 May 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Allen John". European Tour. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Allen John". Georgia State Athletics. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Deaflympics 2017 Samsun". deaflympics2017.org (in Turkish). Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Allen John sichert sich Gold bei den Deaflympics". www.golfpost.de (in German). 27 July 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  10. ↑ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  11. ↑ "European Youths Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015.
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