Allen John

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Allen John
File:AllenJohn.jpg
John in 2011
Personal information
Born (1987-08-31) 31 August 1987 (age 38)
Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sporting nationalityFile:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
ResidenceWiesloch, Germany
Career
CollegeGeorgia State University
Turned professional2011,[a] 2018
Current toursSunshine Tour
Pro Golf Tour
Former tourChallenge Tour
Professional wins4
Medal record
Deaflympics
Gold medal – first place 2017 Samsun Individual
Gold medal – first place 2021 Caxias Do Sul Individual
Gold medal – first place 2025 Tokyo 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.

Career

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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

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Professional wins (4)

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Pro Golf Tour wins (3)

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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 Bühl
2 31 May 2018 Raiffeisen Pro Golf Tour St. Pölten
(as an amateur) 		−15 (65-66-67=198) 2 strokes Poland Mateusz Gradecki, Germany Gregory Wiggins (a)
3 10 Apr 2019 Open Michlifen −11 (68-67-70=205) 3 strokes Germany Moritz Lampert

Other wins (1)

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Team appearances

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Notes

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  1. ^ Amateur status reinstated in 2016.

References

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