John Hahn's attempt to win his second national golf title ended Thursday when the Kent State senior lost to Oklahoma State's Peter Uihlein on the 19th hole in the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash. Hahn, who grew up in Hudson and is the reigning Western Amateur champ, reached the match-play round of 16...
HahnJohn Hahn's attempt to win his second national golf title ended Thursday when the Kent State senior lost to Oklahoma State's Peter Uihlein on the 19th hole in the U.S. Amateur at Chambers Bay Golf Club in University Place, Wash.
Hahn, who grew up in Hudson and is the reigning Western Amateur champ, reached the match-play round of 16 -- from the original field of 64 -- for the first time in his career. He defeated Italy's Andrea Pavan, 2-and-1, in his first match. Hahn returned to beat Arnond Vongvanij of Gainesville, Fla., 5-and-4, in his second.
In the round of 16, Hahn had the lead after a two-putt par to Uihlein's bogey on the 13th hole. But Hahn fell back into a tie with a three-putt bogey to Uihlein's par on the 14th.
The two parred the rest of the way in to force extra holes. Hahn nearly ended the match in dramatic fashion on the final hole of regulation when his chip shot for birdie rimmed the hole.
A wayward drive on the first extra hole put Hahn in trouble, and he eventually conceded the hole and the match when his bogey putt slid by the hole while Uihlein was lining up a birdie attempt from 17 feet.
The Hahn-Uihlein match pitted two players with ties to one of the largest golf equipment corporations in America. Hahn's father, also named John, is a sales representative for Titleist. Uihlein's father is Walter Uihlein, president and CEO of the Achushnet Co., which owns Titleist.