MONTREAL, QUEBEC – SEPTEMBER 28: Si Woo Kim of South Korea and the International Team celebrates after a putt on the 12th green during Saturday Morning Four-Ball on day three of the 2024 Presidents Cup at The Royal Montreal Golf Club on September 28, 2024 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images)
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The LIV Golf league may be on the verge of of its largest signing since Jon Rahm in December of 2023. Si Woo Kim is reportedly nearing the end of negotiations to join the league for 2026, this according to Tom Hobbs of Flushing It Golf on Wednesday.
Kim would join the Iron Heads team led by Kevin Na. The Iron Heads lost Yubin Jang to relegation and Si Woo Kim would represent a huge upgrade for their team. The 2025 season was a struggle for the Iron Heads and saw them finish the year in last place in the 13 team league.
The reported addition of Kim is on the heels of LIV Golf adding a couple of other players from the PGA Tour in the past month, Frenchmen Victor Perez and Englishman Laurie Canter, who was set to join the PGA Tour in 2026. Another Korean, Sungjae Im was also reportedly interested in moving to LIV Golf, but that rumor has been denied by a source close to Im.
Si Woo Kim is a four-time winner on the PGA Tour, including the 2017 Players Championship. The current number 47 ranked player in the world will definitely be a good addition for LIV Golf, which has struggled in the last two seasons to sign high level players.
Last season on the PGA Tour, Kim made 30 starts, making the cut in 22 of them with three top-ten finishes and a T-4 finish last month at the RSM Classic at Sea Island.
Once negotiations are finalized and Kim officially joins LIV, another thing to consider is what it will do to future President’s Cup teams. He has been a stalwart on the International team and would be greatly missed on the team as they head for Chicago and Medinah Country Club for the 2026 event.
HOUSTON, TEXAS – MARCH 28: Victor Perez of France hits his tee shot on the 12th hole during the second round of the Texas Children’s Houston Open 2025 at Memorial Park Golf Course on March 28, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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Joining Kim, Perez and Canter are Scott Vincent and Yosuke Asaji, who earned spots through the Asian Tour’s International Series final rankings. There are still two spots up for grabs next month at LIV’s Promotion Event. That would be seven new players for 2026, making 55 total players and fueling speculation that a 14th team will be added to the league as it starts its fourth season.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikefore/2025/12/10/liv-golf-reported-to-be-on-the-verge-of-signing-korean-star/
