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Is Another Big PGA TOUR Star Jumping to LIV?

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With a reduced PGA Tour schedule, a guaranteed four-year LIV contract could look like security to mid-ranked players.

1. The Golf Podcast Presented by Golficity breaks down a Flushing It report that Siwoo Kim is in late-stage talks to move from the PGA Tour to LIV Golf's Ironheads Golf Club. 2. The two hosts, who are not named in the transcript, work from Flushing It's reports, Sports Illustrated's sourcing, Sungjae Im's Instagram story and a Scott O'Neill quote. 3. The core question is whether LIV can still attract big names, since the hosts note that a major PGA Tour player has not moved over in a while. 4. Flushing It reports that Kim would take equity in the rebranded Beko East Golf Club, Kevin Na would lose his captaincy, and only Danny Lee's spot is secure for 2026. 5. The hosts list Kim's résumé as four PGA Tour wins, a 37th-place 2025 FedEx Cup finish, the 2017 Players title as the youngest winner, and over $30 million in career earnings. 6. Sungjae Im shut down speculation that he was the second South Korean, posting 'fake news', while Kim has not denied his own report and Tom Kim is named only as a possibility with no reporting behind it. 7. The hosts tie the rumor to a possible 2027 PGA Tour overhaul that Tiger Woods backs ('break some eggs to make an omelet'), with a later start, no Hawaii swing and smaller fields. 8. Ryan Palmer said 'this is not growing the game of golf,' and another player said he doesn't love a reduced schedule, while the hosts speculate that top players like Scottie Scheffler might welcome it and Rickie Fowler might lose out. 9. On Brooks Koepka, the hosts discuss speculation he could sit out 2026 and return to the PGA Tour, noting that Scott O'Neill said only 'he is signed for 2026,' which they read as discouraging for LIV. 10. Suits golf fans following LIV and PGA Tour transfer rumors.

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