Sungjae Im

Sungjae Im

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South Korea
Grew up playing The Club at Nine Bridges which later became the host of the PGA Tour's THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES. Never uses #4 golf ball because the number is a symbol of bad luck and sounds similar to the word "death" in South Korea.
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Sungjae Im
Sungjae Im

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Biography

PGA Championship Appearances
6
Best PGA Championship Finish
T17 (2021)
World Ranking
18
Age
28
Turned Pro
2015
Hometown
Cheongju, South Korea
College
Korea National Sport University
Height
6 ft 0 in
Weight
200 lbs

Grew up playing The Club at Nine Bridges which later became the host of the PGA Tour's THE CJ CUP @ NINE BRIDGES.

Never uses #4 golf ball because the number is a symbol of bad luck and sounds similar to the word "death" in South Korea.

Favorite foods include pizza, hamburgers and pasta.

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

Previous Performances

Year
Location
R1
R2
R3
R4
TOT
TO PAR
Finish
2025
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
73
74
147
+5
CUT
Quail Hollow Club
Charlotte, North Carolina
R1
73
R2
74
TOT
147
2024
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
73
72
145
+3
CUT
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
R1
73
R2
72
TOT
145
2023
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
80
73
153
+13
CUT
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
R1
80
R2
73
TOT
153
2021
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
70
72
73
73
288
E
T17
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
R1
70
R2
72
R3
73
R4
73
TOT
288
2020
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, California
73
71
144
+4
CUT
TPC Harding Park
San Francisco, California
R1
73
R2
71
TOT
144
2019
Bethpage Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
71
74
+5
CUT
Bethpage Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
R1
71
R2
74
2019
Bethpage State Pack, Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
71
74
145
+5
CUT
Bethpage State Pack, Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
R1
71
R2
74
TOT
145
2018
Bellerive
Town and Country, Missouri
71
67
71
68
277
-3
T42
Bellerive
Town and Country, Missouri
R1
71
R2
67
R3
71
R4
68
TOT
277