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Si Woo Kim is sticking with the PGA Tour — at the very least for the primary occasion of the brand new season.
The Korean golfer posted on Instagram on Friday that he’ll take part within the Sony Open that begins Jan. 15 in Hawaii. The announcement got here amid reviews that LIV Golf has been pursuing Kim to affix its group.
‘OK guys, see you in (the Sony Open),’ Kim mentioned Friday.
The first occasion of the 2026 season for LIV Golf does not happen till two weeks after the Sony Open, so Kim’s dedication does not rule out a attainable change subsequent month. A report earlier this week mentioned Kim was shut to creating the change, however an official near the 30-year-old rejected the thought.
‘It is true that Kim Si-woo, like many Korean gamers, has been supplied a recruitment,’ the official advised South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper on Thursday. ‘However, Kim Si-woo lastly expressed his intention to refuse and determined to stay on the PGA Tour.’
LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil advised GOLF.com that South Korea is among the league’s essential markets for future development. Not solely has LIV Golf been linked to Kim and Sungjae Im, however the league has additionally filed a trademark for the crew title ‘Becko East GC.’ Becko, formally spelled Baekho in Korean, means ‘white tiger,’ which is a well-liked image in Korean mythology.
LIV should full its rosters for the 2026 season by Feb. 4.
Kim is the Forty seventh-ranked golfer on the planet. He gained the Sony Open in 2023.
–Field Level Media