Si Woo smooth at Waialae

[View in browser]( [PGA TOUR Wire to Wire]() [kim-trophy-marketo.jpg]() Si Woo Kim shot a final-round 64 at Waialae Country Club to finish at 18-under par. (Getty Images) TEEING OFF [SI WOO KIM EARNS FOURTH PGA TOUR TITLE AT SONY OPEN IN HAWAII]() Si Woo Kim has a penchant for winning. With a title in reach, he elevates his game accordingly. Kim [did so yet again at the Sony Open in Hawaii](), carding a final-round, 6-under 64 for an 18-under total and one-stroke victory over upstart Hayden Buckley, who was looking for his first TOUR title. Buckley had a 12-footer on the 72nd hole at Waialae CC to force a playoff but could not convert. Kim secures his fourth PGA TOUR title, first since The American Express in 2021, and asserts his standing as one of the game’s premier winners. He holed out from off the green for birdie from 28 feet on the par-3 17th hole Sunday and added a two-putt birdie at the finishing hole. The victory moves Kim to [No. 8 on the season-long FedExCup standings](), 500 points accrued, as he aims to realize his immense potential with a banner season in 2023. “Can’t be better than this,” Kim said after securing the title in Hawaii. “Hopefully trying to get more confidence and hopefully get more wins.” [The American Express Awaits]() Ten of the top 20 players in the world rankings are set to tee it up in the Coachella Valley as the PGA TOUR makes its return to the mainland for [The American Express](), led by PGA TOUR Player of the Year Scottie Scheffler. Southern California natives, Patrick Cantlay and Xander Schauffele, also are in that group. Other notables [in the field]() include a pair of three-time winners in 2022, Tony Finau and Sam Burns; PGA TOUR Rookie of the Year Cameron Young and Sahith Theegala, who qualified for last year’s TOUR Championship in his rookie season. A hearty contingent of International Presidents Cup team members, led by Tom Kim, will also be teeing it up. Jon Rahm, coming off his win at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, is one of several past champions returning to the Coachella Valley. Sponsor exemptions include John Pak, the No. 1 player in 2021’s inaugural class of [PGA TOUR University presented by Velocity Global graduates](). Three courses will once again be in use for The American Express, while those who make the 54-hole cut will play [PGA West’s Stadium Course]() for the final round. The winner at PGA West will take home 500 [FedExCup points](). VIDEO OF THE WEEK [full-swing-netflix-marketo.jpg]() Watch the newly-released trailer for ‘Full Swing,’ Netflix’s golf docuseries THE TURN MIC CHECK “Probably playing golf out there and just seeing the celebrities, like Tiger, Michael Jordan, Jerome Bettis. All the athletes out there loved golf.” - [PGA TOUR rookie Taylor Montgomery on the best part about growing up in Vegas.]() BY THE NUMBERS 30 The first tournament of the Korn Ferry Tour season is off and running at [The Bahamas Great Exuma Classic at Sandals Emerald Bay]() with players looking to earn one of the 30 TOUR cards up for grabs. 42 The 42-player field is set for the season-opening [Mitsubishi Electric Championship at Hualalai](), which begins next week on the Island of Hawaii. Tournament rounds are scheduled for January 19-21 at Hualalai Golf Course. GET CONNECTED TO THE PGA TOUR [FB]() [TW]() [YT]() [IG]() [TT]() [SNAP]() [PHONE]() [FB MSG]() You are receiving this email advertisement because you registered to receive updates and promotional offers from the PGA TOUR. The PGA TOUR is not responsible for the advertiser's content and makes no warranties or guarantees about the products or services advertised. To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR communications (including, but not limited to, tournament offers, partner promotions and/or television tune-in or special event updates), please click here to [unsubscribe]() at any time. PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement