Korean trio target FedEx Cup play-offs milestone

Jersey city: South Korea’s band of brothers comprising Kim Si-Woo, Im Sung-Jae and KH Lee will tee up in the Northern Trust starting today with an opportunity to rewrite a small slice of FedEx Cup play-offs history on the PGA Tour.

The Korean trio are ranked 30th, 31st and 34th respectively entering the first of three play-offs event at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey and each have their sights set on qualifying for the Tour Championship, which is exclusive to the top-30 players, and challenging for the season-long’s ultimate prize, the FedEx Cup.

Following a decade of success led by trailblazer KJ Choi, South Korea’s winningest golfer with eight PGA Tour career titles, and YE Yang, who is Asia’s first major champion, the 26-year-old Kim, Im, 23, and Lee, the oldest at 29, have emerged as the next generation of Korean stars on the game’s biggest…