Kim Si-woo of Korea tees off on the 10th hole during the final round of the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, Sunday (local time). AFP-Yonhap

One has already set a career high in the number of top-10 finishes on the PGA Tour. The other was in contention for a title just this past weekend.

Kim Si-woo, the owner of six top-10s after 13 events this season, and Im Sung-jae, a 36-hole leader who finished tied for fifth at the Truist Championship, will be the two Korean PGA Tour veterans in action for this week's PGA Championship, the second major of the year.

The big tournament will be played at the par-70 Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, from Thursday to Sunday.

Kim, a four-time tour winner, is in the midst of a strong campaign. He has not missed a cut in his 13 starts and is ranked 10th on the money list with $4,838,855 so far. He is also seventh in the FedEx Cup standings, the highest placement by a player without a victory this year, and is the top Korean in the world rankings at No. 22.

The 30-year-old has had little success at major championships, with only one career top-10 finish in 35 starts. That came at the 2025 PGA Championship, where he tied for eighth.

Statistically, Kim has been one of the tour's top ball strikers this year, making up for his relative lack of distance off the tee with his accuracy. But putting has let him down at times.

Kim will play the first two rounds with Derek Berg and Joe Highsmith, both of the United States.

Im Sung-jae hits from the third tee during the third round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, Sept. 4. AP-Yonhap

Im, a two-time PGA Tour winner ranked 67th in the world, had a delayed start to the 2026 season after recovering from a wrist injury. He missed cuts at each of his first two tournaments of the season in March. At the Truist Championship, he was the leader at the halfway point before closing with consecutive rounds of 70 to settle for a top-five showing.

Source: Korea Times News