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 ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Feb 22, 2015Northern Trust Open66-74-69-69=278−6Playoff Paul Casey, Dustin Johnson2May 8, 2016Wells Fargo Championship70-71-68-70=279−9 Playoff Roberto Castro
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Northern Trust Open Paul Casey, Dustin JohnsonWon with birdie on third extra holeCasey eliminated by birdie on second hole22016Wells Fargo Championship Roberto CastroWon with par on first extra hole32018Sony Open in Hawaii Patton KizzireLost to par on sixth extra hole
Web.com Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jun 3, 2012Rex Hospital Open67-68-69-67=271−13Playoff Scott Parel
Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12012Rex Hospital Open Scott ParelWon with birdie on second extra hole
Canadian Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Jul 5, 2009Telus Edmonton Open68-71-67-66=272−16Playoff Jim Rutledge2Oct 4, 2009Riviera Nayarit Classic72-64-65-68=269−193 strokes Eduardo Herrera
Results in major championships Tournament2012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentCUTT48U.S. OpenCUTT49The Open ChampionshipCUTT68T74PGA ChampionshipCUTT70T13CUT Tournament2019202020212022202320242025Masters TournamentPGA ChampionshipU.S. OpenCUTThe Open Championship
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 2Totals 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 6 Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2016 U.S. Open – 2017 PGA) Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023The 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 Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018ChampionshipMatch PlayT36InvitationalT4241Champions
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play "T" = Tied
See also 2012 Web.com Tour graduates
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