Im Sungjae Fails to Reach Playoff Final...Clark Wins by Three Strokes

Tied for 10th at the BMW Championship Second Leg

Finishes 37th in FedExCup Standings, Misses Tour Championship

Tom Kim 28th, Siwoo Kim 33rd Secure Spots in Season Finale

Sungjae Im has failed to advance to the final round of the playoffs for the eighth consecutive year.

On August 24, 2026 (Korea Standard Time), at the Bellerive Country Club (par 70) in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Im played in the fourth round of the FedExCup Playoffs second leg, the BMW Championship (total prize money: 20 million dollars) on the PGA Tour. He carded 1 eagle, 1 birdie, and 4 bogeys for a 1-over-par 71, finishing the tournament tied for 10th at 8-under-par 272. This marks his second straight tournament finishing in the top 10 and his fifth top 10 finish of the season.

Sungjae Im is watching his tee shot on the 8th hole during the 4th round of the BMW Championship. St. Louis—Photo by AFP Yonhap News

Im, who was ranked 40th in the FedExCup standings before the tournament, moved up three spots to finish the playoffs at 37th. Unfortunately, he will not be able to compete at the Tour Championship (total prize money: 40 million dollars), the final round of the playoffs kicking off on August 28. Only the top 30 players are eligible to compete in the event. Im had played in the Tour Championship for seven consecutive years, from 2019 to last year.

Starting the day in seventh place, Im found trouble early, putting his second shot into the water at the par-4 2nd hole and recording a bogey. He faltered further with back-to-back bogeys on holes 5 and 6. Im managed to recover by scoring a stunning eagle on the par-5 8th hole but slipped again with a three-putt bogey on the par-4 12th. He picked up a birdie on the par-5 17th, but it wasn’t enough with too few holes remaining.

Tom Kim shot a 2-under-par 68 to finish tied for 28th at 3-under-par 277. Ranked 29th in the FedExCup standings, he managed to qualify for the final round in dramatic fashion. Siwoo Kim finished tied for 33rd at 2-under-par 278. His FedExCup ranking fell one spot to 5th.

Wyndham Clark (U.S.), who won this season’s majors at the US Open and The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, was unable to lower his score on the day but still took the title with a three-shot win at 17-under-par 263. This is his third win of the season and sixth career PGA Tour victory, earning him a winner’s check of 3.6 million dollars (about 5 billion won).

Patrick Cantlay (U.S.), who was ranked 43rd in the FedExCup standings before the tournament, finished in second place at 14-under-par 266, boosting his FedExCup ranking to 19th. World No. 2 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) took third at 13-under-par 267. World No. 1 and FedExCup points leader Scottie Scheffler (U.S.) finished tied for 12th at 7-under-par 273.

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