By Torleif Sorenson on 2/23/15

James Hahn once had to support himself by working in the shoe department at a Nordstrom's department store. Now, the shoe is on the other foot; at the PGA Tour's Northern Trust Open on Sunday, Hahn captured his first PGA Tour victory in a playoff at Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles.

Playing over a very tough course, Hahn's putting boosted him in a playoff over Ryder Cup veterans Paul Casey and Dustin Johnson. Four very well-known quantities tied for fourth, one stroke out of the playoff: World number-six Sergio García, 9th-ranked Jordan Spieth, 14th-ranked Hideki Matsuyama, and 31st-ranked Keegan Bradley.

On 18, @JamesHahnPGA yelled "AHHH!" to describe how he felt about his first #PGATOUR win. Raw excitement. #ntopen2015 pic.twitter.com/co01EGjbnS

— Northern Trust Open (@NTrustOpen) February 23, 2015

If Hahn's name sounds only vaguely familiar to you, it might be because the Seoul-born California resident was most prominently noticed in 2013 in Phoenix celebrating a birdie, Gangnam Style:


Now, James Hahn has a tremendously important two-year exemption on the PGA Tour, is qualified for the Masters Tournament at Augusta, has punched his ticket for a slew of important tournaments, and has leapfrogged from 297th to 86th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

And THAT is something to celebrate — maybe even Gangnam Style.


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