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Im Sung-jae returns to PGA Tour at Baycurrent Classic in Japan
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Im Sung-jae will play the PGA Tour's Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club in Japan from Oct. 8 to 11, his first tour start since the BMW Championship in August. Kim Joo-hyung, who won individual golf gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, will skip the event. Yonhap reported Lee Sang-hee is also in the field, returning to a PGA Tour event after about 10 years.
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Im Sung-jae will return to the PGA Tour at the Baycurrent Classic, to be held from Oct. 8 to 11 at Yokohama Country Club in Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan. Dong-A Ilbo and Yonhap both reported the tournament carries a total purse of 8 million dollars and is the only PGA Tour event held in Asia this season. Kukmin Ilbo's headline said Im is aiming at his first win of the season at the event. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
It will be Im's first PGA Tour start since the BMW Championship in August, the second playoff event, both Dong-A Ilbo and Yonhap reported. Yonhap said he is 31st in the FedEx Cup standings, has secured his card for next season and finished tied 20th in this event last year, and that he has yet to win this season. Dong-A Ilbo said he returns after about a month and a half away and is expected to focus on sharpening his competitive feel. [ 2 , 3 ]
Both documents reported that Kim Joo-hyung, who won the men's individual golf gold medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, will skip the tournament, with Yonhap citing fatigue from a heavy run of events. Im, Kim Joo-hyung and Kim Si-woo played for the International Team at the Presidents Cup in September, after which Im rested, according to the two reports. [ 2 , 3 ]
Lee Sang-hee will also be in the field, Yonhap reported, after winning his first Japan Golf Tour title at the Sansan KBC Augusta in August, 13 years after moving to the Japanese tour. Yonhap said he sits fourth on the JGTO money list and earned entry through the top-seven places awarded to the Baycurrent Classic, and described it as his first PGA Tour appearance in about 10 years, after he played the 2016 Mizuno Open as a runner-up and qualified for the British Open. [ 3 ]
Yonhap said the field also includes Xander Schauffele and Collin Morikawa, whom Im faced at the Presidents Cup, as well as Hideki Matsuyama and Wyndham Clark. The documents differ on the course: Dong-A Ilbo listed Yokohama Country Club as a par-70 layout, while Yonhap said par 71. [ 2 , 3 ]
According to Yonhap, Im is scheduled to play the Asian Tour's SJM Macau Open from Oct. 15 and the KPGA Tour's Genesis Championship at Woojeong Hills Country Club in Cheonan, South Chungcheong province, from Oct. 22 to 25. [ 3 ]
Por qué importa
The Baycurrent Classic is the only PGA Tour event staged in Asia this season, giving Korean and other Asian players a rare appearance in the region without travelling to the United States. For Im Sung-jae and Lee Sang-hee it also opens a run of Asian tournaments in October, according to Yonhap, and both are using it to find competitive form. The documents give no basis for significance beyond the tournament itself and the players' schedules.
Datos clave
- Im Sung-jae will play the PGA Tour Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club in Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, from Oct. 8 to 11. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The tournament has a total purse of 8 million dollars and is the only PGA Tour event held in Asia this season, according to Dong-A Ilbo and Yonhap. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Im's previous PGA Tour appearance was the BMW Championship in August, the second playoff event. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Joo-hyung, the men's individual golf gold medallist at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, will skip the tournament, with Yonhap citing fatigue from a heavy run of events. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Lee Sang-hee, who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, is also in the field after winning his first JGTO title at the Sansan KBC Augusta in August, Yonhap reported. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap reported Im is 31st in the FedEx Cup standings and has secured his PGA Tour card for next season, but has not won this season. [ 3 ]
- Yonhap listed Xander Schauffele, Collin Morikawa, Hideki Matsuyama and Wyndham Clark among the other entrants. [ 3 ]
Confirmado por varias fuentes
- Im Sung-jae will play the Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club from Oct. 8 to 11. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The tournament is the only PGA Tour event held in Asia this season and carries an 8 million dollar purse. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kim Joo-hyung will not play, after winning individual golf gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Im took a break after playing for the International Team at the Presidents Cup in September alongside Kim Si-woo and Kim Joo-hyung. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Lee Sang-hee will also compete, after earning his place through the Japan Golf Tour money list, according to Yonhap. [ 3 ]
Aún sin aclarar
- The par of Yokohama Country Club is given as 70 by Dong-A Ilbo and 71 by Yonhap. The two documents state different pars for the course, and no other document resolves the difference.
- The length of Lee Sang-hee's absence from the PGA Tour is given in Yonhap's headline as 10 years, while the body text of the same report reads “10면.” Only one document covers this, and its own wording is inconsistent, with the body text apparently containing a typographical error.
- Im Sung-jae's plans after the Baycurrent Classic — the SJM Macau Open and the Genesis Championship in Cheonan — are reported only by Yonhap. Single-source scheduling detail that no other document confirms.
- Kukmin Ilbo's report is available only as a headline, which says Im is aiming at his first win of the season at the event. No article text was available from that outlet, so its full framing cannot be checked.
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- Kukmin Ilbo publishes a headline saying Im Sung-jae will target his first win of the season at the Baycurrent Classic. [ 1 ]
- Dong-A Ilbo publishes its preview of Im Sung-jae's return and Kim Joo-hyung's absence. [ 2 ]
- Yonhap publishes its preview, adding detail on Lee Sang-hee's entry and Im's upcoming schedule. [ 3 ]