{"id":442292,"date":"2025-12-12T11:47:20","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/442292\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T11:47:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T11:47:20","slug":"pga-tour-winner-shuts-down-liv-rumors-with-2-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/442292\/","title":{"rendered":"PGA Tour winner shuts down LIV rumors with 2 words"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the pro golf offseason in full swing and the year accelerating to its end, the LIV golf<\/a> rumor mill is running hot. As is sometimes the case, reports have circulated incorrectly identifying PGA Tour players who are moving to LIV Golf for 2026.<\/p>\n

One such report made the rounds on Wednesday, alleging a two-time PGA Tour-winning South Korean pro was preparing to leave for LIV. But on Wednesday night, that player, Sungjae Im<\/a>, shut down those rumors with two simple words on social media.<\/p>\n

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Sungjae Im\u2019s resume makes him attractive to PGA Tour, LIV<\/p>\n

After starting his career on the Japan Golf Tour, Im won Korn Ferry Tour Player of the Year in 2018 (then known as the Web.com Tour) to graduate to the big leagues.<\/p>\n

And he didn\u2019t waste time making an impact. Im quickly won Rookie of the Year honors in the 2018-19 season<\/a>, then added victories at the 2020 Honda Classic and 2021 Shriners Children\u2019s Open.<\/p>\n

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LIV Golf pro Victor Perez of France hits tee shot during the 2025 World Wide Technology Championship.<\/p>\n

Still only 27 years old, Im made 20 of 28 cuts in the 2025 PGA Tour season, collecting nine top-25 finishes and three top 10s, including a T5 at the 2025 Masters. He finished the season at 27th in the FedEx Cup standings.<\/p>\n

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In addition to the wins, Im has accumulated 48 top 10s and 22 top 5s in 209 career starts, earning $34,982,404 on the course<\/a> for his troubles.<\/p>\n

And he\u2019s something of a major threat, even if he hasn\u2019t claimed one yet. In six Masters starts, Im has three top-8 finishes, including a T2 in 2020. He added a T7 at the 2024 Open Championship.<\/p>\n

With that pedigree, Im would clearly be a big get for LIV Golf and a similarly large loss for the PGA Tour were he to switch tours. With LIV Golf keen on expanding their popularity globally, the fact that Im hails from golf-crazed South Korea only makes him more attractive.<\/p>\n

But thanks to Im, we now know he\u2019s not going anywhere.<\/p>\n

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Sungjae Im brands LIV rumors \u2018Fake news\u2019<\/p>\n

On Wednesday, reports citing anonymous sources claimed Im was readying to ditch the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, along with another South Korean PGA Tour pro.<\/p>\n

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PGA Tour pro Min Woo Lee walks of green during the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open.<\/p>\n

Other journalists, citing their own sources, denied that the reports about Im\u2019s LIV move were true.<\/p>\n

That caused Im to take the matter into his own hands.<\/p>\n

Later on Wednesday, Im took to his Instagram account<\/a> and posted a screenshot of the original report. But he added two words and an emoji on top of the screenshot that settled the matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cFake news,\u201d Im wrote, along with a \u201cthumbs down\u201d emoji.<\/p>\n

And with those two words, the PGA Tour star confirmed that contrary to reports, he isn\u2019t switching tours and will continue to ply his trade on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

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The incident recalls a similar situation an Australian PGA Tour player found himself in earlier this year.<\/p>\n

In November, rumors flew that 27-year-old PGA Tour winner Min Woo Lee was considering a move to LIV Golf.<\/p>\n

But in an interview with the Australian Associated Press<\/a>, Lee ended any speculation by confirming that he was staying on the PGA Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of rumors. I\u2019m not going [to LIV Golf] and am just going to play on the PGA Tour,\u201d Lee told the AAP. \u201cSo, I\u2019m happy with where I\u2019m at and, yeah, I\u2019m looking forward to next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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