Koepka entered the tournament ranked third in the world, but with a victory or a solo second without Thomas winning, he can jump Dustin Johnson and Justin Rose to become No.1.
Satoshi Kodaira seems to have taken the road less travelled to arrive at this place. But perhaps not. Winning breeds winning, no matter where it occurs.
Si Woo Kim knows, just as Sang-Moon Bae knew, just as all the South Koreans know when they come to play the US PGA Tour, their careers are not going to go uninterrupted.
Last week, Vijay Singh crept into contention at the Players Championship – the US PGA Tour’s flagship event – before fading on the weekend. His legal battle with the tour, however, appears to just be heating up.
Seeing Si Woo Kim’s nameplate hanging next to Lee Trevino’s in the Champions locker room at TPC Sawgrass says everything about the state of the game in 2017.
The secret to Si Woo Kim’s success, beyond a wiser-than-his-years head on his shoulders? A swing that doesn’t produce very much curve – even on his worst shots.