@SiWooKim_Official looks to become the first Asian-born player to win
@TheOpen, and he takes the lead into Sunday's final nine at Royal Birkdale.
For the South Korean, a major title would mark a dramatic peak in a career long-filled with promise.
Kim turned pro in 2012 and that fall became the youngest player to graduate from PGA TOUR Q-School at 17 years, 5 months, 6 days, and he had to wait to officially join the TOUR until his 18th birthday the following year. Kim lost his card but regained it through the 2015
@KornFerryTour, and he has been a regular presence on TOUR ever since.
In 2017, Kim won
@THEPLAYERS to become the youngest winner at TPC Sawgrass at age 21, his second TOUR title following the prior year's
@WyndhamChamp. He has added two more TOUR titles at the 2021
@TheAmExGolf and 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii, but he hasn't returned to the winner's circle since that victory in Hawaii.
Kim has become a consistent presence on the
@PresidentsCupIntlTeam as a three-time particip...