Kim Siwoo Finishes Third by Two Shots... 'Comeback Victory Slips Away'

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World No. 30 Kim Siwoo finished in the top three.

On April 19 (local time), at Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71, 7,243 yards) on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States, Kim Siwoo carded a 3-under-par 68 in the fourth round of the PGA Tour RBC Heritage (total prize money of USD 20 million), recording four birdies and one bogey. With a final total of 16-under-par 268, he concluded the tournament in third place.

This season, Kim Siwoo has played in 11 tournaments and made the cut in all of them, finishing in the top three three times, including one runner-up and two third places. He has shown a strong performance at this event in particular, having finished runner-up in 2018 and tied for eighth last year.

Siwoo Kim is taking a bunker shot on the 2nd hole of the 4th round at the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head - Photo by Reuters Yonhap News

This tournament is one of only eight Signature Events held each year. In 2026, 82 players competed for the title. The winner received 700 FedEx Cup points—about twice that of regular tournaments—and USD 3.6 million (approximately KRW 5.3 billion) in prize money.

Starting in a tie for third place, four shots behind the lead, Kim Siwoo picked up momentum with birdies on holes 2 and 4. He then made par on the next six holes, before sinking a birdie putt from about five meters on the par-4 11th. On the par-5 15th, he added another birdie with a powerful long drive. At one point, he cut the gap to leader and world No. 7 Matt Fitzpatrick (England) to just two strokes.

On the final 18th hole (par 4), Kim Siwoo’s tee shot landed in the right rough and his second shot found the bunker. Committing his only bogey of the day, he was unable to overtake the leader. However, he thrived on a course similar to those in Korea, with many trees, and his tee shot accuracy stood out. He ranked first in fairway hit percentage at 92.86%. His average number of putts per green in regulation was 1.60, tied for 23rd place.

Matt Fitzpatrick claimed the RBC Heritage title for the first time in three years since 2023. Fitzpatrick shot a 1-under-par 70, allowing world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) to tie him at 18-under-par 266, but secured victory with a birdie on the first playoff hole at the 18th. This marked his fourth career PGA Tour win, following his victory at the Valspar Championship in March.

Matt Fitzpatrick is celebrating with his caddie after securing a playoff victory at the RBC Heritage. Hilton Head=Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Scheffler battled back with a 4-under-par round but finished as runner-up. He reached 20 career wins in January at The American Express. Collin Morikawa, Harris English (both USA), and Ludvig Aberg (Sweden) shared fourth place at 13-under-par 271. Gary Woodland, Rickie Fowler, and Patrick Cantlay (all USA) tied for eighth at 11-under-par 273. Among Korean players, Im Sungjae recorded five birdies and four bogeys for a 1-under-par 70, finishing tied for 42nd at 6-under-par 278.

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