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Si Woo Kim has reportedly turned down the chance to join LIV Golf next season, choosing to stay on the PGA Tour. The news comes amid ongoing speculation about players moving to the Saudi-backed league.
Flushing It Golf confirmed the decision on X on Friday, December 12 citing a statement from Si Woo Kim’s team. According to the Korean media outlet Maeil Business Newspaper:
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“It is true that Kim Si-woo, like many Korean players, has been offered a recruitment. However, Kim Si-woo finally expressed his intention to refuse and decided to remain on the PGA Tour.”
Fans quickly reacted to the news on social media. One wrote:
“LIV Golf constantly taking Ls! 😂”
Another pointed to Si Woo Kim’s current 47th OWGR, writing:
“There really isn’t much upside for top 50 guys to make the move at this point. If (or when) LIV gets world ranking points, it’s a different story. Even then though, owgr is so skewed that LIV events will get screwed”
Another added:
“At this point I suspect that this could have been a way for Si Woo to get more money whilst playing the nobility card. Or they weren’t able to do the deal for the other person.”
One declared
“This guy wore pga sweater at an event. He aint going to live”
Another user asked:
“Now that he’s staying on the PGAT, he’s a great player I guess?”
One chimed in:
“I 1000% believed he was gone. Don’t know why this one was so believable but the past ones didn’t stick”
Si Woo Kim was reportedly in late-stage talks to join Becko East GC (Ironheads GC) captained by Kevin Na. Despite the offer he opted to stay on the traditional tour, keeping his focus on PGA Tour events.
How did Si Woo Kim perform in the 2025 PGA Tour season?
Si Woo Kim played in 30 PGA Tour events in 2025. While he didn’t win a title this year he recorded three Top-10 finishes with a strong showing at the RSM Classic where he finished T4. Overall Kim had an up-and-down season but remained competitive throughout the year.
Here’s a look at his 2025 season performance
- The Sentry – T32, -16
- Sony Open in Hawaii – CUT, -2
- The American Express – T51, -11
- Farmers Insurance Open – CUT, +3
- AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am – 12, -13
- WM Phoenix Open – T21, -10
- The Genesis Invitational – T24, -2
- Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard – T19, -1
- THE PLAYERS Championship – T38, -1
- Texas Children’s Houston Open – CUT, E
- Valero Texas Open – CUT, +1
- RBC Heritage – T8, -12
- Zurich Classic of New Orleans – CUT, -6
- THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson – T15, -15
- Truist Championship – T17, -7
- PGA Championship – T8, -4
- Charles Schwab Challenge – T28, -3
- The Memorial Tournament presented by Workday – T31, +5
- U.S. Open – T42, +12
- Travelers Championship – W/D, +1
- Rocket Classic – 84, -4
- John Deere Classic – T11, -15
- Genesis Scottish Open – T34, -4
- The Open Championship – CUT, +3
- 3M Open – CUT, -2
- Wyndham Championship – CUT, -2
- FedEx St. Jude Championship – T14, -8
- BMW Championship – T19, E
- Baycurrent Classic – T20, -8
- The RSM Classic – T4, -19
Edited by Sonali Verma
