James Hahn putts on the 8th green during the second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open golf tournament at TPC Scottsdale. “And I’m sleeping in my own bed this week. Psy’s video is the most watched ever on YouTube, with more than 2.5 billion views, while Hahn’s rendition has had more than 364,000 views. And to be embraced by the crowd - they actually gave me a nickname, they called me the Asian Brad Pitt. pic.twitter.com/gBas36kXwq
Fowler, who missed the cut at last week’s Farmers Insurance Open after winning the previous week at the European Tour’s Abu Dhabi Championship, was delighted to maintain his new-found form on the greens. “Gangnam Style” was a blockbuster hit single recorded by the South Korean musician Psy in 2012. James Hahn doing Gangnam Style never gets old! So if you are ready, "Hey sexy lady, Whopa Gangnam Style!" via YouTube Capture. "I can't believe that I did that," Hahn said. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports “I’m making a lot of putts, hitting a lot of fairways, giving myself many opportunities to make birdie. The 34-year-old, who was born in South Korea but educated in the United States and now lives close to the Scottsdale layout, fired a flawless 65 to post a 10-under halfway total of 132 in front of an announced record Friday attendance of more than 160,000 fans. “So the fact that the PGA Tour is a little lenient on us doing whatever things you want to do on that hole, it’s good for golf, good for the game, good for the fans.” “Gangnam Style” was a blockbuster hit single recorded by the South Korean musician Psy in 2012. For the day that's in it, let's all enjoy James Hahn's Gangnam style dance at the Phoenix Open with Soundtrack overlaid one more time! It's bringing the fun back into golf, especially me being a rookie," Hahn said. "Hahn, a former golfer at nearby University of California, has spectators in this week's event looking for some dance moves. I’m looking forward to a good weekend.” Hahn has always enjoyed having fun and became a YouTube sensation three years ago when he followed a final-round birdie on the raucous par-three 16th hole at the Phoenix Open with his rendition of the “Gangnam Style” dance. To come back out and birdie it on Sunday, that was what dreams are made of.
“It’s the one week out of the year where you’re allowed to do anything you want and not get fined,” he explained. I can't make this stuff up. James Hahn Golf Channel Gangnam Style Just For Fun Dance Dancing Ballroom Dancing. "Yeah, they want the dance. I've never heard anything like that before. James Hahn Gangnam Style. “Fun, I’m having fun out there,” a smiling Hahn told reporters. Japanese Hideki Matsuyama (70) and Irishman Shane Lowry (70), joint leaders with Fowler after the weather-delayed opening round, were a further two shots back in a tie for fourth with American Harris English (67). Bidding for his second PGA Tour victory, Hahn birdied three of his first six holes and three of the last eight to end a sunny day in the Arizona desert one ahead of American world number four Rickie Fowler (68) and New Zealand’s Danny Lee (66). . US golfer James Hahn entertained the fans with a Gangnam-style dance.JAMES Hahn, a Korean-American rookie on the US PGA Tour, has become a YouTube hit ahead of the Pebble Beach National Pro Am after his "Gangnam-style" celebration dance of a birdie.The 31-year-old born in Seoul fired a final-round 62 to share 16th last week at Phoenix but his birdie dance at the 16th, a grandstand-surrounded hole where rowdy spectators cheer and boo the results of tee shots, stole the show. But he's content with just having the notoriety as a way to make his first PGA season a bit less intense. "I might do something, a little fist-pump here and there, but I think now that the bar has been set so high," Hahn said. "It's a unique venue. Three-times former winner Phil Mickelson, a popular figure at Scottsdale after attending the nearby Arizona State University, was a distant eight strokes off the pace after carding a 71. Video of James Hahn Going 'Gangnam Style' at 16. . SCOTTSDALE, Arizona(Reuters) - James Hahn, renowned for his “Gangnam Style” moves at the TPC Scottsdale in 2013, used a fast start and solid finish to edge one shot clear after Friday’s second round of the Phoenix Open at the same venue. JAMES Hahn, a Korean-American rookie on the US PGA Tour, has become a YouTube hit ahead of the Pebble Beach National Pro Am after his "Gangnam-style" celebration dance of a birdie. "I was having so much fun. He played on the Canadian Tour, Korean Tour and Gateway Tour before he joined the Nationwide Tour in 2010.
On Wednesday, Korean rapper Psy's famed "Gangnam Style" music video made more news for maxing out YouTube's video counter at 2,147,483,647. "Maybe a winning putt on 18 might do a little something." Enjoyment was the watchword for Hahn, who claimed his first PGA Tour title in a three-way playoff for last year’s Northern Trust Open, as he totaled only 25 putts in breezy conditions to take over at the top. "After Hahn's 20-foot birdie at Phoenix's 16th in the final round, he adopted the moves made famous by Korean performer Psy, whose "Gangnam-style" video took him from YouTube sensation to global superstar.So what's it going to take this week to spark more dance moves by Hahn?
"It was fun to be a part of the environment, the experience. James Hahn (born November 2, 1981) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.. 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. On Saturday, made double-bogey and I got booed for the first time and I actually loved it. Video of journeyman James Hahn going 'Gangnam Style' on the par-3 16th at TPC Scottsdale. WATCH THE VIDEO: US PGA Tour rookie James Hahn has become a YouTube after his "Gangnam-style" celebration dance after notching a weekend birdie.PUTTING on a show .