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Kim Si-woo finishes 2 shots out of playoff on PGA Tour

Published: 20 Apr. 2026, 08:48

Kim Si-woo waits to hit on the 16th hole during the final round of the RBC Heritage golf tournament in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on April 19. [AP PHOTO/YONHAP]

Kim Si-woo has recorded his fifth top 10 finish of the 2026 PGA Tour season, falling two strokes short of a playoff.

Kim finished third at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, on Sunday with a four-round total of 16 under 268. The Korean veteran shot a three under 68 in the final round with four birdies and a bogey, which came on the par-4 18th.

Kim began the final round four strokes back of the overnight leader, Matt Fitzpatrick of Britain.

Playing in the penultimate pairing with Brian Harman, Kim birdied the par-5 second and then the par-3 fourth. But Kim still remained four shots back of Fitzpatrick, who picked up birdies on the first and third holes to reach 19-under.

Kim cut the deficit to three with a birdie on the 11th, and another birdie at the par 5 15th took Kim within two of Fitzpatrick.

But Kim ran out of holes, and a bogey on the finishing hole saw him finish alone in third, two shots out of a playoff between Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler, who both ended at 18-under.

Fitzpatrick then birdied the first playoff hole for his fourth PGA Tour title and second this year. The Englishman also won the 2023 RBC Heritage in a playoff.

Kim, 30, has been knocking on the doors for his first PGA title since January 2023. Kim had three consecutive top six showings from late January to early February and then tied for 10th at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month.

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