The 31-year-old South Korean had four wins on the Korean Tour but none on the PGA Tour, his previous best chance coming at the 2017 Shell Houston Open when he took a three-shot lead into the final round but finished second to Russell Henley. This time, in a different part of Texas at Trinity Forest Golf Club outside of Dallas, Kang also had a three-shot lead at the start of the round and this time finished off the task for the win.