3 Koreans qualify for PGA Tour playoffs
Summary
Kim Si-woo, Tom Kim and Im Sung-jae have qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs starting Thursday at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee. Kim Si-woo is the top Korean at No. 7, Tom Kim is No. 34 and Im Sung-jae is No. 53. The top 70 in the points rankings reach Memphis, the top 50 advance to the BMW Championship and the top 30 move on to the Tour Championship. Im is trying to keep alive a seven-year streak of Tour Championship appearances.
Key Facts
- Kim Si-woo is ranked seventh in the FedEx Cup standings and is the highest-ranked player in the trio.
- Tom Kim ended a three-year title drought last month by winning the Genesis Scottish Open.
- Im Sung-jae has played in each of the past seven Tour Championships, the longest such streak by a Korean player.
- Im has three top-10 finishes in 20 starts this year after missing the first two months of the season with a wrist injury.
Kim Si-woo hits from the fifth tee during the final round of the Rocket Classic golf tournament in Detroit, Aug. 2. AP-Yonhap
A trio of Korean mainstays on the PGA Tour will compete in the annual playoffs starting this week.
Kim Si-woo, Tom Kim and Im Sung-jae have all qualified for the FedEx Cup playoffs, which will begin Thursday with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee.
The top 70 players in the FedEx Cup points rankings are eligible for the first leg of the playoffs. And the top 50 players after the Memphis tournament will be eligible for the second event, the BMW Championship, scheduled for next week.
Then the top 30 players after the BMW tournament will qualify for the playoff finale, the Tour Championship, set for Aug. 27-30.
Tom Kim of Korea hits from a sand trap on the 15th hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday. AP-Yonhap
Kim Si-woo was the top Korean at No. 7, followed by Tom Kim at No. 34 and Im Sung-jae at No. 53.
Kim Si-woo is also the highest-ranked player who does not have a win this year. He has accomplished that feat by ranking second on the tour with 10 top-10 finishes, just one back of world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler.
Tom Kim ended his three-year title drought last month by winning the Genesis Scottish Open and tied for fifth at the final regular-season event, the Wyndam Championship, in North Carolina on Sunday to finish safely inside the top 70.
Im Sung-jae of Korea plays his shot from the second tee during the final round of the Wyndham Championship 2026 at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, Sunday, in this Getty Images photo. AFP-Yonhap
Im is on the bubble for the second leg of the playoffs. He has played in each of the past seven Tour Championships, the longest such streak by a Korean player, but will need a big push over the next two tournaments to keep his run alive.
Im missed the first two months of the season due to a wrist injury and has three top-10 finishes in 20 starts this year.
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