sentences:  In April 2008, Lin reached the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings, and then in November, he recorded the biggest win of his career at the UBS Hong Kong Open, a European Tour co-sanctioned event, defeating Rory McIlroy and Francesco Molinari in a playoff.The win earned Lin a two-year exemption on the European Tour.He finished 2008 in the world top 50 to qualify for the 2009 Masters.