“I got better at life”: Amanda Balionis made Joel Dahmen reveal his wild experience with a Navy Seal

After round three of the Farmers Insurance Open, Amanda Balionis interviewed Joel Dahmen and made him reveal an interesting story and experience with a Navy Seal. Balionis is back as an announcer on CBS for the PGA Tour. She returned to the Tour this week at the Farmers Insurance Open.

Dahmen revealed that he was introduced to a Navy Seal in San Diego last fall, and he has helped him sharpen his mental toughness. Shortly after, Balionis had met the American golfer. In their latest interview, she asked him if he remembered what he said to her at the time.

"You and I saw each other right here in San Diego in October and I ran into you, and I said, 'What are you doing here?' Do you remember what you said to me?" Balionis questioned.

"I don't recall what I said to you," Dahmen said.

"You said I'm here to get better at life. And you were doing that alongside a Navy Seal," Balionis reminded him.

She then asked him to explain how this experience has helped him this season so far.

"Yeah, my performance coach, Chris Burcha back home, had this wonderful idea. He works with Navy Seal out here for his other clients, and he thought it was a good idea for me to maybe toughen me up in a mental way a little bit.

"When you think of Navy SEAL stuff, you think of crazy physical stuff. But honestly, it's s more mental than anything. So, we did some water training, not Michael Phelps in the pool, that's for sure. So, I did, I got, I got better at life," Dahmen revealed.

Going into the final round, Joel Dahmen is currently in contention to win the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open. He has carded -5 for the event and is four strokes behind the leader, Harris English, who leads the event at -9.

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When will Joel Dahmen tee off in the final round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open?

Joel Dahmen at the Farmers Insurance Open 2025 - Round Three - Source: Getty

Joel Dahmen is paired in the second-last group with H.H. Lee and Matti Schmid. They will tee off at 2 pm ET from the first tee, while the leader, Harris English, will tee off at 2:11 pm ET, along with Andrew Novak and Aldrich Potgieter.

Here's the complete tee time for all golfers competing in the final round of the 2025 Farmers Insurance Open.

Tee No. 1 South Course

• 12:10 p.m. – Andrew Putnam, Adam Schenk, Beau Hossler
• 12:21 p.m. – Vince Whaley, Keegan Bradley, Taylor Moore
• 12:32 p.m. – Taylor Pendrith, Luke Clanton, Noah Goodwin
• 12:43 p.m. – Zac Blair, Aaron Baddeley, Zach Johnson
• 12:54 p.m. – Thomas Detry, Hayden Springer, Chris Gotterup
• 1:05 p.m. – Jhonattan Vegas, Sahith Theegala, Sam Stevens
• 1:16 p.m. – Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day, Luke List
• 1:27 p.m. – Sungjae Im, Ludvig Åberg, Matteo Manassero
• 1:38 p.m. – Ricky Castillo, Kris Ventura, Wesley Bryan
• 1:49 p.m. – Lanto Griffin, Brandt Snedeker, Greyson Sigg
• 2 p.m. – K.H. Lee, Matti Schmid, Joel Dahmen
• 2:11 p.m. – Harris English, Andrew Novak, Aldrich Potgieter

Tee No. 10 South Course

• 12:10 p.m. – Jake Knapp, Danny Willett, Chan Kim
• 12:21 p.m. – Harry Higgs, Sami Valimaki, Maverick McNealy
• 12:32 p.m. – Lee Hodges, Jackson Koivun, Kevin Tway
• 12:43 p.m. – Kevin Streelman, Will Gordon, Charley Hoffman
• 12:54 p.m. – Sam Ryder, J.J. Spaun, Antoine Rozner
• 1:05 p.m. – Ryan Gerard, Norman Xiong, Jackson Suber
• 1:16 p.m. – Garrick Higgo, Danny Walker, Isaiah Salinda
• 1:27 p.m. – Mark Hubbard, Max Greyserman, Frankie Capan III
• 1:38 p.m. – Patrick Rodgers, Vincent Norrman, Mac Meissner