Sungjae Im
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 200 (90 kg)
Age: 23 (March 30, 1998)
Birthplace: Cheongju, South Korea
Residence: Jeju, South Korea
Family:
Single
Education:
Korea National Sport University
Turned Professional:
2015
City plays from:
Jeju-Si, Jeju-do, South Korea
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (1):
2020 (1) The Honda Classic.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (2):
2018 (2) The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay, WinCo Foods Portland Open presented by Kraft-Heinz.International Victories (1):
2019 Genesis Championship.
Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
62 - 2019 Wyndham Championship (Round 1)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2020 Charles Schwab ChallengeCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#16 : 2021 Waste Management Phoenix OpenCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,260,000 : 2020 The Honda Classic (Finished 1)2020-21 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Masters Tournament - Tied Cameron Smith for second in his Masters Tournament debut. Became the first player from Asia to win or finish second in tournament history. Co-led the field in Birdies (24). Sentry Tournament of Champions - Carded four scores in the 60s to finish T5 at the Sentry Tournament of Champions in his tournament debut. The American Express - Held a one-stroke lead after the second round of The American Express before finishing T12. Marked his third career 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR (fell to 0-for-3).
National Team Selections
Presidents Cup : 2019
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 83 | 290 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 37 | 66 | 17 | $9,957,274 | |||
| 2021 | 20 | 72 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 23 | $2,735,048 | ||||
| 2020 | 26 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | $4,337,811 | ||
| 2019 | 35 | 118 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 26 | 9 | 19 | $2,851,134 | ||||
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | $33,281 | ||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2021 | T17 | T2 | 22 | T42 | T28 | ||||
| 2020 | CNL | CUT | T11 | T35 | T29 | ||||
| 2019 | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||||||
| 2018 | T42 | CUT | |||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE NORTHERN TRUST | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2020 | CUT | T56 | 11 | |
| 2019 | T38 | T11 | T19 | |
Personal
- Grew up playing The Club at Nine Bridges which later became the host of THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES.
- Played junior golf tournaments with Si Woo Kim in South Korea growing up.
- First came to the United States in 2017 to compete in the second stage of Korn Ferry Q-School
- Never uses #4 golf ball because the number is a symbol of bad luck and sounds similar to the word "death" in South Korea.