Im Sung-jae has clinched his place in the upcoming FedExCup Playoffs, following a tied 27th finish at the final event of the 2024-2025 PGA Tour regular season, the Wyndham Championship.
On August 4th (local time), competing in the final round at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, North Carolina, Im carded a 1-over-par 71. His final score of 8-under-par 272 included five birdies, four bogeys, and one double bogey, resulting in an 18-place drop in the leaderboard compared to the previous day.
Im, who had been within striking distance of the leaders after the first two rounds, saw his position slip with scores of 3-over-par in the third round and 1-over-par in the final round. He managed cheerful moments with a chip-in birdie on the 12th and a long eight-meter birdie putt on the 15th, but a double bogey at the third hole—after his tee shot found the water—proved difficult to recover from during the front nine.
It has been about four months since Im last broke into the top 10, when he tied for fifth place at the Masters. While he fell short of that mark at the Wyndham Championship, his current 29th place in the FedExCup standings secures his entry into the first playoff event, the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
With the close of the PGA Tour's regular season, only the top 70 players in the FedExCup points standings will advance to the playoff events.
Among South Korean golfers, Im Sung-jae (29th) and Kim Si-woo (46th) will continue their campaigns in the playoffs. An Byeong-hun, who was on the cut line in 69th place, failed to improve his standing during this tournament and dropped outside the top 70.
The tournament title went to American Cameron Young, who claimed his first career PGA Tour victory with a dominant 22-under-par 258, finishing six strokes clear of second-placed Mac Meissner. Despite a string of consecutive bogeys late in his final round, Young held onto the lead and secured the win with ease.
With this victory, Young takes home approximately 2.05 billion KRW in prize money and becomes the 1,000th champion in PGA Tour history, having previously been named rookie of the year in the 2021-2022 season. The PGA Tour playoffs will kick off with the FedEx St. Jude Championship in Memphis, Tennessee, on August 7th local time, as players compete in the season’s final sprint.
Note “This article was translated from the original Korean version using AI assistance, and subsequently edited by a native-speaking journalist.”
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