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Si Woo Kim has denied a rumored transfer to LIV Golf for the second time this month.
Kim, 30, dedicated to subsequent month’s Sony Open in Hawaii, however an official near Kim did acknowledge that his consumer was one in all ‘many’ Korean gamers to be supplied contracts by the Saudi-backed league.
‘It is true that Kim Si-woo, like many Korean gamers, has been supplied a recruitment,’ the official informed South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper on Dec. 11. ‘However, Kim Si-woo lastly expressed his intention to refuse and determined to stay on the PGA Tour.’
Flushing It reported over the weekend that discussions had remained ongoing, prompting Kim to take to social media to handle the rumors.
‘I will probably be enjoying on PGA Tour,’ he posted on his Instagram story.
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil informed golf.com that South Korea is a vital marketplace for future development, and the league has additionally filed a trademark for the workforce identify ‘Becko East GC.’ Becko, formally spelled Baekho in Korean, means ‘white tiger,’ which is a well-liked image in Korean mythology.
Kim’s countryman Sungjae Im additionally took to social media earlier this month to refute a possible transfer, whereas longtime PGA Tour veteran Byeong-hun An can also be believed to have obtained curiosity.
Kim is a former Players champion who additionally gained the Sony Open in 2023 and is at the moment ranked forty seventh on the planet. LIV Golf’s first occasion of 2026 would not happen till three weeks after the Sony Open, so Kim’s dedication to the occasion would not fully rule out a late change.
LIV should full its rosters for the 2026 season by Feb. 4.
So far this offseason, the league has added French journeyman Victory Perez and introduced again England’s Laurie Canter, whereas Scott Vincent of Zimbabwe and Yosuke Asaji of Japan earned spots through the International Series standings.
Flushing It reported that American Max Greyserman has been supplied a contract to interchange Ben Campbell on Bubba Watson’s RangeGoats workforce, though it’s unknown if the world’s No. 32-ranked participant will make the transfer.
–Field Level Media