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[Herald Economy = Reporter Jo Yong-jik] Si Woo Kim, Kyoung\u2011hoon Lee and Sungjae Im \u2014 all entered in the PGA Tour\u2019s The CJ Cup Byron Nelson, which opens on the 22nd (Korean time) at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas (par 71) \u2014 said Tuesday they\u2019re aiming for strong showings at the $10.3 million event.<\/p>\n
At the official CJ Cup press conference at TPC Craig Ranch on the 20th, Kim said, \u201cI\u2019m happy to be back. I\u2019m looking forward to playing in an interesting group with Scottie (Scheffler) and Brooks (Koepka). I played here three weeks ago, so I got a feel for the greens and figured out where I can\u2019t afford mistakes and what strategies to use.\u201d<\/p>\n
Kim said he\u2019s entering the week comfortable both physically and mentally. Reflecting on last week\u2019s PGA Championship, he called it \u201ca tough week \u2014 the rough and the greens were not easy.\u201d He added, \u201cThis course feels like a home course to me, so the atmosphere is relaxed. I want to enjoy the week.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 2023 runner-up, Kim sits No. 2 on the event\u2019s power rankings and is considered one of the favorites. \u201cWith the green renovations, iron play has become more important. My putting is a real weakness,\u201d he admitted. \u201cIt\u2019s been more than three years since my last win, and I\u2019d love to get one at the main sponsor\u2019s event.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sungjae Im told reporters he missed the first two months of the season with a wrist injury and felt he needed to play more tournaments to make up ground. \u201cThere are about three months until the playoffs, and my goal is to accumulate as many points as possible by then,\u201d he said. \u201cMy body isn\u2019t in peak condition, but I plan to play a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n
The season-ending Tour Championship brings together the top 30 players in the FedExCup standings to determine the year\u2019s best. Im has reached that field every year since 2019 but currently sits 59th in the FedExCup standings and needs to climb significantly.<\/p>\n
\u201cI narrowly missed advancing at the PGA Championship by one stroke,\u201d Im said. \u201cI struggled after missing the rough and fairways. Since this is the main sponsor\u2019s event, I want to perform well. This course usually yields low scores, but with the changes this year I\u2019ll pay close attention and aim to play smart.\u201d<\/p>\n
The field also features Kyoung\u2011hoon Lee, who won this tournament in back-to-back seasons (2020\u201321 and 2021\u201322). Lee missed last season with a hip injury, returned in February and has played three events this year.<\/p>\n
At the press conference, Lee said, \u201cI was afraid when I first took medical leave, but the rest gave me a lot of time to reflect. Watching Sungjae and Si Woo play made me want to compete again.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cI rebuilt my fitness with swimming and training. During this period, our main sponsor CJ quietly trusted and waited for me, and I want to repay that faith by performing better.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kim Si-woo, Lee Kyung-hoon, and Im Sung-jae are set to compete in the CJ Cup, expressing excitement and confidence for the tournament.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/thumbnail\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0083\/thumb-64ed5bc1-b831-4579-aad1-299188a3d6a8.jpg","footnotes":""},"categories":[278095],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-261274","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"\n