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James Hahn (golfer)

American professional golfer (born 1981)


American professional golfer (born 1981)

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Korean Tour
Web.com Tour
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usopenT49: 2016
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Korean Tour Web.com Tour

James Hahn (born November 2, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

Born in Seoul, South Korea, Hahn was raised in Alameda, California. He played college golf at the University of California in nearby Berkeley and turned professional after graduating in 2003.

Professional career

He played on the Canadian Tour, Korean Tour and Gateway Tour before he joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010. He finished 29th on the Tour's money list in his rookie season after recording five top-10 finishes. On June 4, 2012, he picked up his first win on Tour in 2012 at the Rex Hospital Open after defeating Scott Parel in a playoff – going for the green in two on the decisive par 5 because he had a flight to catch. He then proceeded to board a plane to California to play in sectional qualifying for the U.S. Open the following day. Hahn won the event and played in his first major at the 2012 U.S. Open.

In February 2015, Hahn won for the first time on the PGA Tour at the Northern Trust Open played at Riviera Country Club. He beat Paul Casey and Dustin Johnson in a sudden-death playoff after all three players finished in a tie at six-under-par after regulation play. After Casey had been eliminated on the second extra hole, Hahn holed a 25-foot birdie putt on the third extra hole to edge out Johnson for the victory. The win moved Hahn into the top 100 in the world for the first time and earned him entry into the 2015 Masters Tournament.

Hahn missed the cut for the 2015 Masters tournament by one stroke, after calling an unnoticed one stroke penalty on himself.

In May 2016, after missing the cut in his eight previous starts, Hahn won for the second time on the PGA Tour at the Wells Fargo Championship after beating Roberto Castro in a play-off. Hahn moved up to a career best 55th in the OWGR.

Hahn lost in a sudden-death playoff at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2018 to Patton Kizzire. Hahn fired a final round of 62 to force a playoff with Kizzire. The playoff went to the sixth extra hole, where Hahn missed an eight-foot par putt to extend the playoff, resulting in victory for Kizzire. Previously, Hahn had missed two birdie putts during the playoff that would have seen him win the tournament.

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner(s)-up
1Feb 22, 2015Northern Trust Open66-74-69-69=278−6PlayoffENG Paul Casey, USA Dustin Johnson
2May 8, 2016Wells Fargo Championship70-71-68-70=279−9PlayoffUSA Roberto Castro

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12015Northern Trust OpenENG Paul Casey, USA Dustin JohnsonWon with birdie on third extra hole
Casey eliminated by birdie on second hole
22016Wells Fargo ChampionshipUSA Roberto CastroWon with par on first extra hole
32018Sony Open in HawaiiUSA Patton KizzireLost to par on sixth extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-up
1Jun 3, 2012Rex Hospital Open67-68-69-67=271−13PlayoffUSA Scott Parel

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12012Rex Hospital OpenUSA Scott ParelWon with birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victoryRunner-up
1Jul 5, 2009Telus Edmonton Open68-71-67-66=272−16PlayoffCAN Jim Rutledge
2Oct 4, 2009Riviera Nayarit Classic72-64-65-68=269−193 strokesCOL Eduardo Herrera

Results in major championships

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018
Masters TournamentCUTT48
U.S. OpenCUTT49
The Open ChampionshipCUTT68T74
PGA ChampionshipCUTT70T13CUT
Tournament2019202020212022202320242025
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. OpenCUT
The Open Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts madeTotals000001126
Masters Tournament00000021
U.S. Open00000021
The Open Championship00000042
PGA Championship00000142
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2016 U.S. Open – 2017 PGA)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
The Players ChampionshipT62CUTT30T43CUTCUTCT41CUTCUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2015201620172018
Championship
Match PlayT36
InvitationalT4241
Champions

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

References

References

  1. (June 5, 2012). "U.S. Open: Whirlwind 24 hours for Hahn".
  2. Balan, Jeremy. (June 4, 2012). "San Bruno's James Hahn rides momentum to qualify for U.S. Open". [[The San Francisco Examiner]].
  3. Inglis, Martin. (May 9, 2016). "James Hahn gives PXG first Tour title".
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