…. By Fatiha Betscher, Pacific Palisades, CA

Just hours before the 2015 Oscars are to be handed out here in Los Angeles and American James Hahn was presented with the Oscar for ‘Maiden PGA Tour Victory’ in capturing the Northern Trust Open at the third extra play-off hole.

Hahn won for a first time and denying fellow American Dustin Johnson with a birdie at the 14th hole on the rain-softened Riviera course.

Dustin Johnson congratulates James Hahn after he birdied the third extra hole and capture the Northern Trust Open.

Moments earlier England’s Paul Casey bowed out of the play-off when he pared the par four 10th hole and after both Johnson and Hahn had got up-and-down from wet rough to birdie the hole.

Casey blew his chance at only a second PGA Tour victory since capturing the 2009 Shell Houston Open when he bogey the last in regulation.

He ended the event with a round of 69 for a six under par tally.

Casey then hung around clubhouse but after Johnson (69) also finished at six under par he was observed heading briskly to the practice range.

Joining Casey and Johnson in the play-off was Hahn.

The big disappointment was Spain’s Sergio Garcia who threw away the title with back-to-back bogeys on 17 and 18 in a round of 71 to share fourth place on five under par.

Among those also at five under par was Keegan Bradley (68), Hideki Matsuyama (67) and Jordan Spieth (70).