Si Woo On Target To Secure A 12th ‘International’ Win At The Heritage In 17 PGA Tour Events This Season

 

South Korean Si Woo Kim is just one round shy of becoming the 12th ‘International’ to win in the 17 events on this year’s PGA Tour schedule.

All the notes from the third round of the RBC Heritage hereunder:

Weather: Mostly sunny. High of 77. Wind SSE 10-15 mph, with gusts up to 18 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard

Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 Total
1 Si Woo Kim 68 64 66 198 (-15)
T2 Andrew Novak 68 65 66 199 (-14)
T2 Justin Thomas 61 69 69 199 (-14)
4 Maverick McNealy 70 65 65 200 (-13)
T5 Brian Harman 66 69 66 201 (-12)
T5 Tommy Fleetwood 67 66 68 201 (-12)

Si Woo Kim (1st/-15)

  • Holds sixth career 54-hole lead/co-lead and first since 2023 Memorial Tournament presented by Workday (finished 4th); 2-for-5 converting to victory (2016 Wyndham Championship, 2021 American Express)
  • Four victories in 281 starts: 2016 Wyndham Championship, 2017 PLAYERS Championship, 2021 American Express, 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii
  • Lost in a playoff to Satoshi Kodaira in 2018 for his lone top-10 finish in eight starts at the RBC Heritage
  • Would become the first player from South Korea to win the RBC Heritage; 2023 champion Matt Fitzpatrick is the most recent of 14 international winners of the event
  • There have been nine international winners (11 wins) in 16 events this season
  • Making 12th start of the season, with 12th place finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am the best of four top-25 finishes
  • Leads the field in Strokes Gained: Putting (5.188)

Miscellaneous Notes

  • After holding the outright lead in the first two rounds, 15-time PGA TOUR winner Justin Thomas (T2/-14) cards second-consecutive 69 to trail Si Woo Kim by one; seeking to become the first 18-hole leader/co-leader to win this season; making his 250th start on the PGA TOUR and 59th since most recent victory at the 2022 PGA Championship
  • Andrew Novak (T2/-14) would become the 15th first-time winner of the event and first since C.T. Pan in 2019; he would be the first player to win in his first RBC Heritage start since Satoshi Kodaira in 2018; best finish in 98 starts came at the 2024 Butterfield Bermuda Championship (2nd)
  • Since capturing his first victory at the season-ending 2024 RSM Classic, Maverick McNealy (4th/-13) has added four top-10 finishes this season (2nd/The Genesis Invitational, T3/Valero Texas Open, T8/The Sentry, T9/WM Phoenix Open); has never shot higher than 66 in the third round at the RBC Heritage (66/2020, 66/2021, 65/2022, 65/2025)
  • Two weeks after earning his fourth career title at the Valero Texas Open, Brian Harman (T5/-12) trails by three; made his TOUR debut 20 years ago at the 2004 RBC Heritage (MC) as a 17-year-old and the reigning U.S. Junior Amateur champion
  • England’s Tommy Fleetwood (T5/-12) seeks first win in 153rd start and owns five runner-up finishes (most recent: P2/2023 RBC Canadian Open)
  • World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler (T7/-11) trails by four in bid for his third successful title defense (2023 WM Phoenix Open, 2024 PLAYERS Championship); seeking to become the first player to successfully defend a title at the RBC Heritage since Boo Weekley in 2008
  • Patrick Cantlay (T9/-10) cards a third-round 67, marking his 12th straight round in the 60s and 19th straight par-or-better round at the RBC Heritage; in seven prior starts at the event, he has five top-3 finishes (T3/2017, T3/2019, 2nd/2022, 3rd/2023, T3/2024); making his 50th start since the most recent of his eight victories (2022 BMW Championship)


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