Joel Dahmen is in danger of losing his PGA Tour card after he was penalized four shots at the Shriners Children’s Open on Thursday for having too many clubs in his bag.

Joel Dahmen was penalized four strokes Thursday at the Shriners Children’s Open because of too many clubs in his bag.

Joel Dahmen sits 131st out of 132 players after the first day of the Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas on Thursday, but not all of the struggles were due to his play at TPC Summerlin.

Dahmen tied for seventh place at the Shriners Children’s Open last year. This year, after the start where he was four over after two holes, he made two more bogeys and one birdie to turn at five-over 40 and was in last place in the 132-man field.

During Thursday’s opening round of the Shriners Children’s Open, the PGA Tour assessed Dahmen a four-shot penalty. He had 15 clubs in his bag—one more than the maximum of 14. His 4-iron was the guilty party.

Joel Dahmen withdrew Friday from the Shriners Children’s Open. Dahmen shot 5-over 76 in the first round, which included four penalty strokes. The start of Friday’s play at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada, was delayed by four hours because of high winds. Dahmen was slated to tee off in the first group out, originally at 6:55 a.m. local time.

Joel Dahmen, the former UW golfer from Clarkston, was penalized four shots when he discovered an extra 4-iron in his golf bag at the Shriners Children’s Open.

Joel Dahmen was penalized four strokes for a 15-club infraction, ending the first round five over par at the the PGA Tour's Shriners Children's Open in Las Vegas