Sungjae Im is a professional golfer from South Korea with a career-high singles ranking of No.16, which he reached in February 2021. He has 5 professional wins and he plays on PGA Tour and the European Tour. He used to play in the Japan Golf Tour and the Web.com Tour.
Player Profile
Im Sung-jae was born in Cheongju, South Korea on March 30, 1988. He stands 183 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 91 kg.
| Height / weight | 1.83 m / 91 kg |
| Born | 30 Mar 1998 |
| Nationality |
South Korea
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Professional Career
He turned pro in 2015 and started by playing on the Japan Golf Tour. His first professional wins came in 2018 when he won two events on the Web.com Tour – The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic and the WinCo Foods Portland Open.
In 2019, he won the Genesis Championship while playing on the Korea Tour. The following year, in 2020, he won his first PGA Event, The Honda Classic. He beat Mackenzie Hughes by 1 stroke. In 2021, he won the Shriners Children’s Championship.
Career Highlights
Number of Wins by Tour
- PGA Tour - 2
- Korn Ferry Tour - 2
- Other - 1
Best Results in Major Championships
- Masters Tournament - T2: 2020
- PGA Championship - T17: 2021
- U.S. Open - 22nd: 2020
- The Open Championship - T81: 2022
Awards
- Web.com Tour Regular season moneywinner - 2018
- Web.com Tour Player of the Year -2018
- PGA Tour Rookie of the Year -2018–19
