Kim Si-woo finished in sole third place at the RBC Heritage (total purse $20 million), a PGA Tour Signature Event. Matt Fitzpatrick (USA) won in a playoff.
On the 19th (local time), Kim Si-woo carded a 3-under 68 with four birdies and one bogey in the final fourth round held at Harbour Town Golf Links (par 71) on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. He finished at 16-under 268 total, good for sole third place.
Kim Si-woo has recorded three top-5 finishes in 11 tournaments this season. He had only one top-5 finish last season. Kim's most top-5 finishes in a single season was four during the 2018-2019 season.
Kim's strong performance carries more significance as this tournament is a Signature Event (premier tournament) held only eight times a year. By finishing in sole third place, he earned $1.36 million (approximately 2 billion won) in prize money.
Although strong winds blew at the course that day, Kim Si-woo displayed stable play.
On hole 2 (par 5), Kim got up and down from a greenside bunker, landing his third shot 3 meters from the hole before making birdie, and on hole 4 (par 3) he shaved another stroke with an accurate tee shot.
Kim also picked up birdies on holes 11 (par 4) and 15 (par 5) on the back nine. On the final hole 18 (par 4), he missed a par putt of about 3 meters, recording his only bogey of the day.
Kim said, "Overall it was a good round. I had many opportunities early on and putted well. A few putts were a bit disappointing—hitting downhill putts with pace wasn't easy. I had a good week. After a week off, there are consecutive Signature Events and the PGA Championship. I'll prepare well and aim for good results like this week."
The trophy went to Fitzpatrick, who finished at 18-under overall. Starting the day with a 3-stroke lead, Fitzpatrick made birdies on holes 1 and 3 (both par 4s) but couldn't lower his score through hole 17 (par 3), allowing world No. 1 Scheffler to close within one stroke. On hole 18, he made a bogey, allowing Scheffler to tie for the lead.
However, Fitzpatrick made a birdie in the playoff held on hole 18 to clinch the victory. It's his second win of the season and fourth career victory. He extended his strong connection with this tournament, winning in 2023 and again this year. The winner's prize is $3.6 million (approximately 5.28 billion won).
Scheffler finished as runner-up for the second consecutive week following the Masters. Im Sung-jae finished the tournament at 6-under, tied for 42nd place.
