Three South Korean golfers will compete at the BMW Championship this week as the PGA Tour playoffs move into their second stage, with places in the season-ending Tour Championship at stake.
Im Sung-jae, Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim are among the 50 players who qualified for the tournament, which begins Thursday at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis.
Im made a significant move in the FedEx Cup standings at last week's FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, rising from 53rd to 40th after finishing tied for fifth. A strong showing in St. Louis could send him to the Tour Championship for an eighth straight season, extending his record among South Korean players.
Im entered the final round in Memphis tied for second before a 4-over 74 dropped him down the leaderboard. Despite the difficult finish, he recorded his third top-five result of the season and fourth top-15 finish in five starts.
His playoff push comes after a wrist injury kept him out for the first two months of the season.
Kim Si-woo is in a much stronger position at fourth in the FedEx Cup standings after finishing runner-up to world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler in Memphis. Kim has yet to win this season but has produced 11 top-10 finishes and leads the tour with 60 under-par rounds and 49 rounds below 70. He has also climbed to a career-high No. 13 in the world rankings.
Kim last reached the Tour Championship in 2023.
Tom Kim sits 26th in the FedEx Cup standings following a tie for 12th in Memphis. His only previous Tour Championship appearance came in 2023.
Tom Kim is also the only South Korean winner on the PGA Tour this season, having captured the Genesis Scottish Open in July for his first tour victory since October 2023.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
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