Sungjae Im

Sungjae Im

Republic of Korea · PGA Tour · Asia · Age 28

B
77 OVR
Tour Winner
Build with S. Im

Photo: PGA TOUR · used for identification only

Ratings

Percentiles are within the 2025–26 pool.

PowerB
AccuracyA-
Iron PlayD
Short GameA-
PuttingA-
Course IQB
NerveB
ConsistencyB+
EngineA-

Overview

Sungjae Im, out of Asia, rates 77 overall on the PGA Tour — the numbers add up to a Tour Winner, with accuracy the clear peak of the profile at A-.

Attribute by attribute

  • At B, S. Im's power rating is a touch below tour-average (38th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 59 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How far the ball goes off the tee — long hitters shorten every hole.
  • Accuracy sits at A- for S. Im, comfortably above tour-average across the 2025–26 pool: only 10 players in the pool rate higher. How often the ball finds the fairway and stays out of trouble.
  • Iron Play D — a genuine liability in the 2025–26 pool; nearly the whole pool rates higher. Precision from the fairway into the green — the single biggest driver of low scores.
  • At A-, S. Im's short game rating is comfortably above tour-average (87th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — only 12 players in the pool rate higher. Scrambling around the green — chips, pitches, and bunker shots that save par.
  • Putting A- — a clear strength in the 2025–26 pool; 17 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Holing putts, especially the ones inside ten feet that turn pars into birdies.
  • Course IQ sits at B for S. Im, a mild soft spot across the 2025–26 pool: 66 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Course management and shot selection — playing the smart shot, not just the bold one.
  • At B, S. Im's nerve rating is well below the pool average (17th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 79 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Composure in contention — how a golfer performs with the tournament on the line.
  • At B+, S. Im's consistency rating is on the stronger side of average (56th percentile of the 2025–26 pool) — 42 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. How tightly a golfer's scores cluster around their average, round after round.
  • Engine A- — well above the pool average in the 2025–26 pool; 26 of the other 95 players in the pool rate higher. Stamina and durability across a long season — fewer withdrawals, less late-year fade.

Archetype

Tour Winner. A dependable, above-average build across the board. Nothing here is a true weakness, and nothing is a true signature strength either — just a well-rounded pro's game.

Closest profiles

The closest attribute profiles in the 2025–26 pool belong to Harris English (88% similar), Beau Hossler (88% similar) and Max Homa (88% similar) — three builds that would feel familiar to play.

Best-fit events

Of the 24 events on the schedule, The Open Championship, Valero Texas Open and Genesis Scottish Open suit this build's attribute mix the best, based on how each course's demands line up with the card's strengths.

  • The Open Championship — Major
  • Valero Texas Open — Tour event
  • Genesis Scottish Open — Tour event

In Salary Cap

At $2.5M (D tier), Sungjae Im leaves $42.5M of the $45M Salary Cap budget for the other eight zones — room for 4 more S-tier chips, or 35 E-tier picks, or any mix in between. Good complementary picks to shore up the softer zones (iron play, power and course iq) include Scottie Scheffler ($10M), Rory McIlroy ($10M) and Jon Rahm ($10M).

Editorial note

Elite short game, approach slump 2026. Ratings on this card are editorial judgment, not official statistics — see the methodology page for how they are derived.

Methodology

Every rating on this page is a 1–10 editorial judgment, not a live statistic — see how ratings and the season simulation work.