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Kim Si-woo Earns $10 Million Without a Win, a First for a Korean Golfer
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Kim Si-woo Earns $10 Million Without a Win, a First for a Korean Golfer

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Kim Si-woo became the first Korean male golfer to surpass $10 million in PGA Tour season earnings without a victory.
  • He recorded a one-under-par final round at the Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour playoffs, at East Lake Golf Club.

Kim Si-woo has reached a notable PGA Tour milestone without winning a tournament. He became the first Korean male golfer to earn more than $10 million in a single season.

The achievement came as Kim completed the final round of the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club on Aug. 31, recording a score of one under par. The event marked the end of the PGA Tour playoffs.

The record carries added weight because Kim built the $10 million total without a title, a detail highlighted as making the accomplishment especially impressive.

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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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