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2 Koreans vying for $10 mil. jackpot at PGA Tour playoff finale

Two Korean players will tee off at an exclusive-field PGA Tour playoff finale this week, with the winner’s prize money of $10 million on the line. Kim Si-woo and Tom Kim will be among 30 players competing at the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta starting Thursday. Only the top 30 players in FedEx Cup points after the second playoff event, the BMW Championship last week, qualified for the Tour Championship. Both Kims — unrelated — will play in their first Tour Championship since 2023. Kim Si-woo is No. 5 in the FedEx Cup standings, the only player inside the top seven without a victory this year. He has recorded 11 top-10 finishes, the second-highest total behind only world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who has had a dozen top-10s. A model of consistency all year, Kim also leads the tour with 51 rounds in the 60s and 62 under-par rounds. Tom Kim is the only Korean player to have won on the PGA Tour this year, having claimed the Genesis Scottish Open title in July for his first victory since October 2023. Kim ranked 29th in FedEx Cup points after the BMW Championship. These t

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