Joseph Dean (born 23 June 1994) is an English professional golfer and European Tour player. In 2026, he won the British Masters.
Amateur career Dean was born in Sheffield and is attached to College Pines GC. In 2012, he was runner-up at the Fairhaven Trophy, and in 2013 won the Dutch Junior Open. He represented England in the Boys Home Internationals and the Men's Home Internationals.
Dean won the 2015 English Amateur at Alwoodley Golf Club, beating Alfie Plant in the final 9 and 7.
Professional career Dean turned professional in 2016 and joined the PGA EuroPro Tour. In his rookie season, he finished 10th in the rankings, and in 2017 he finished 5th. In 2019, he joined the Challenge Tour where he finished 106th. He returned to the PGA EuroPro Tour, where he won the 2021 Worcestershire Masters and finished 8th in the rankings.
Dean earned his card for the 2024 European Tour at Q-School but did not initially compete as he could not afford the travel cost around the globe to participate, and worked as a delivery driver for Morrisons supermarket.
When Dean joined the tour in February, he was runner-up in his second event, the Magical Kenya Open, and was runner-up again at the KLM Open, where he lost a playoff to Guido Migliozzi. He finished 37th on the Race to Dubai and collected over €1m in prize money, the top Q-School graduate of the season.
Dean earned a start at the 2026 Open Championship after winning the inaugural Last-Chance Qualifier, held at Royal Birkdale Golf Club on Monday of tournament week. Later in 2026, Dean earned his first European Tour win at the British Masters.
Amateur wins 2012 Dutch Junior Open 2013 Lee Westwood Trophy 2014 Lee Westwood Trophy 2015 English Amateur
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Professional wins (2) European Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up130 Aug 2026Husqvarna British Masters−14 (67-73-71-63=274)3 strokes Nacho Elvira, Daniel Hillier, Niklas Nørgaard, Jacob Skov Olesen
European Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12024KLM Open Marcus Kinhult, Guido MigliozziMigliozzi won with birdie on second extra hole
PGA EuroPro Tour wins (1) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up14 Jul 2021Glal.uk Worcestershire Masters−15 (69-66-66=201)3 strokes Ben Hutchinson, Sam Locke, Dermot McElroy, Tom Sloman
Results in major championships Tournament201720182019202020212023202420252026Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipT70T25CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Team appearances Amateur Boys Home Internationals (representing England): 2012 (winners) Men's Home Internationals (representing England): 2015
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See also 2023 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
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