HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. – Former Washington Huskies standout C.T. Pan watched the Masters last week with his wife, and sometimes caddie, Yingchun Lin, thrilled by Tiger Woods’ stirring victory at Augusta National.
His wife, Pan recalled, told him: “Hey, I’m not patient, so you better get me (to Augusta) as soon as possible.”
Pan complied quickly, taking advantage of top-ranked Dustin Johnson’s back-nine meltdown Sunday to win the RBC Heritage for his first PGA Tour victory.
Along with $1.242 million, the victory opens a world of opportunities for the 27-year-old from Taiwan: He’s exempt on Tour through 2020-21, in line to make the Presidents Cup International team this year and will have an opportunity to compete in the Masters.