Trio of S. Koreans teeing off in 1st leg of PGA Tour playoffs

Three South Korean golfers will participate in the opening leg of the PGA Tour playoffs, the FedEx St. Jude Championship, starting on Thursday at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee. Kim Si-woo, ranked No. 7, and Tom Kim, ranked No. 26, are both in strong positions to advance to the next round, while Im Sung-jae, ranked No. 53, will need to perform well to join them.

This tournament marks the first of three FedEx Cup playoff events, with the top 70 players from the FedEx Cup standings eligible. Top 50 players after this week's event will qualify for the next playoff stop, the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club in St. Louis, followed by the top 30 advancing to the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta.

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