Posted May. 10, 2016 07:29,
Updated May. 10, 2016 07:36
While he vowed not to have "his bread soaked in tears" anymore after winning his first championship, the past 15 months have been a rough patch for him. Having failed to qualify for eight consecutive tours, Hahn has bounced back from his long-drawn slump.
The Korean-American golfer won the Wells Fargo Championship on Sunday local time after subduing Roberto Castro (America) in a playoff at the Quail Hollow Club in Charleston, North Carolina, holding his winning score at nine-under par 279. He also fought a close game in a playoff when he won his first championship.
Picking up a 1.3 million-dollar prize and a two-year automatic extension on the PGA Tour, Hahn’s world ranking has soared to 55th from last weeks' 134th.