KB News Desk
South Korea’s PGA Tour trio of Kim Si-woo, Tom Kim and Im Sung-jae will begin their 2026 FedExCup Playoffs campaigns this week.
The top 70 players in the standings qualified for the first playoff event, the $20 million FedEx St. Jude Championship, which begins Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee.
Kim Si-woo enters the playoffs seventh in the FedExCup standings after a consistent season. He made the cut in 20 of 21 starts and recorded 10 top-10 finishes, including two runner-up results. He tied for 14th at the St. Jude Championship last year.
Tom Kim enters at No. 26 after a strong recent run. He ended a slump by winning the Genesis Scottish Open in July before tying for fifth at last week’s Wyndham Championship. It is his first playoff appearance since 2024.
Im Sung-jae qualified at No. 53 after struggling with an early-season injury. Although he has only three top-10 finishes in 20 events this year, Im has reached the season-ending Tour Championship for seven consecutive years since 2019.
Im will need to move into the top 50 to advance to the second playoff event, the BMW Championship.
FedExCup leader Scottie Scheffler headlines the field alongside Cameron Young, Matt Fitzpatrick, Wyndham Clark and Chris Gotterup.
World No. 2 Rory McIlroy, who won the Masters this year, will also return to the event after a two-year absence. McIlroy played only 11 PGA Tour events during the regular season and enters the playoffs 12th in the standings.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
