2 Korean players qualify for 2nd leg in PGA Tour playoffs

Two Korean players will live to see another day in the PGA Tour's playoffs after solid performances in the first tournament of the annual series. Kim Si-woo finished tied for 14th at eight-under 272 at the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday (local time), after shooting a one-under 69 in the final round. Im Sung-jae, the only other Korean in the field, finished one stroke behind Kim in a tie for 17th after carding a 67 on Sunday. This was the first leg of the annual FedEx Cup playoffs. With these performances, Kim jumped from 46th to 41st in the FedEx Cup standings, while Im moved up from 29th to 25th. Only the players ranked inside the top 70 in the standings were eligible for the FedEx St. Jude Championship, and the top 50 after Memphis will get to play the next playoff event, the BMW Championship, starting Thursday in Owings Mills, Maryland. Players inside the top 30 after the BMW Championship will advance to the playoff finale, the Tour Championship, in Atlanta, scheduled for Aug. 21-24. Im has played at each of the past six Tour ChampionshipsWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times