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Kim Si-woo Falls Short by Two Strokes at RBC Heritage on PGA Tour

Hilton head island: Kim Si-woo has recorded his fifth top-10 finish of the 2026 PGA Tour season while falling two strokes out of a playoff. Kim finished third at the RBC Heritage at Harbour Town Golf Links in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, with a four-round total of 16-under 268. The South Korean veteran shot a three-under 68 in the final round with four birdies and a bogey, which came on the par-4 18th.

According to Yonhap News Agency, Kim began the final round four strokes back of the overnight leader, Matt Fitzpatrick of England. Playing in the penultimate pairing with Brian Harman, Kim birdied the par-5 second and then the par-3 fourth. However, Kim still remained four shots back of Fitzpatrick, who picked up birdies on the first and the third holes to reach 19-under.

Kim narrowed the gap to three with a birdie on the 11th, and another birdie at the par-5 15th brought Kim within two of Fitzpatrick. Despite his efforts, Kim ran out of holes, and a bogey on the finishing hole saw him finish alone in third, two shots out of a playoff between Fitzpatrick and Scottie Scheffler, who both ended at 18-under.

Fitzpatrick then birdied the first playoff hole for his fourth PGA Tour title and second this year. The Englishman also won the 2023 RBC Heritage in a playoff. Kim, 30, has been striving for his first PGA title since January 2023, having had three consecutive top-six showings from late January to early February and tying for 10th at the Valero Texas Open earlier this month.

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