James Hahn (golfer)

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

James Hahn
Personal information
Born	(1981-11-02) November 2, 1981 (age 42) Seoul, South Korea
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Scottsdale, Arizona
Spouse	Stephanie Hahn
Children	Kailee
Career
College	University of California, Berkeley
Turned professional	2003
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Former tour(s)	Canadian Tour Korean Tour Web.com Tour
Professional wins	5
Highest ranking	52 (May 22, 2016)^[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T48: 2017
PGA Championship	T13: 2017
U.S. Open	T49: 2016
The Open Championship	T68: 2016

James Hahn
Hangul	한재웅
Revised Romanization	Han Jaeung
McCune–Reischauer	Han Chaeung

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.^[2] 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.^[3]

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.^[4] 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Feb 22, 2015	Northern Trust Open	66-74-69-69=278	−6	Playoff	Paul Casey,   Dustin Johnson
2	May 8, 2016	Wells Fargo Championship	70-71-68-70=279	−9	Playoff	Roberto Castro

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2015	Northern Trust Open	Paul Casey,   Dustin Johnson	Won with birdie on third extra hole Casey eliminated by birdie on second hole
2	2016	Wells Fargo Championship	Roberto Castro	Won with par on first extra hole
3	2018	Sony Open in Hawaii	Patton Kizzire	Lost to par on sixth extra hole

Web.com Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 3, 2012	Rex Hospital Open	67-68-69-67=271	−13	Playoff	Scott Parel

Web.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2012	Rex Hospital Open	Scott Parel	Won with birdie on second extra hole

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 5, 2009	Telus Edmonton Open	68-71-67-66=272	−16	Playoff	Jim Rutledge
2	Oct 4, 2009	Riviera Nayarit Classic	72-64-65-68=269	−19	3 strokes	Eduardo Herrera

Results in major championships

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Masters Tournament				CUT		T48
U.S. Open	CUT				T49
The Open Championship				CUT	T68	T74
PGA Championship				CUT	T70	T13	CUT

  Did not play

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 made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
The Open Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	2
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	6

• Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (2016 U.S. Open – 2017 PGA)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
The Players Championship	T62	CUT	T30	T43	CUT	CUT		C	T41	CUT	CUT

  Did not play

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	2018
Championship
Match Play				T36
Invitational	T42	41
Champions

  Did not play

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

See also

• 2012 Web.com Tour graduates

References

1. "Week 21 2016 Ending 22 May 2016" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
2. "U.S. Open: Whirlwind 24 hours for Hahn". Golfweek. June 5, 2012.
3. Balan, Jeremy (June 4, 2012). . The San Francisco Examiner. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
4. Inglis, Martin (May 9, 2016). "James Hahn gives PXG first Tour title". bunkered.

External links

• James Hahn at the PGA Tour official site
• James Hahn at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
• James Hahn on Twitter