Who is Sung-Jae Im's caddie?

Last Modified Apr 12, 2024 21:48 GMT
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Im Sung-Jae, aka Sung-Jae Im, is a professional golfer from South Korea, born on March 30, 1998. In 2018, Im had two Web.com triumphs and was named Player of the Year the same year. Im won his first PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic in March 2020 and was named Rookie of the Year for the 2018-19 season.

Sung-Jae Im went professional in 2015 and played on the Japan Golf Tour in 2016 and 2017. On the 2017 tour money list, he finished fifth in scoring average and 12th overall. He competed in multiple Korean Tour events, his best finish being a joint second place in the 2017 T-up Gswing Mega Open.

At the 2019 Presidents Cup held at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia, Im participated on the international team. Team USA triumphed 16–14. Im defeated Gary Woodland in the Sunday singles match, winning 3-1-1.

In October 2021, Im won the Shriners Children's Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, Nevada, in his 100th PGA Tour appearance. After recovering from a three-shot deficit, Im defeated Matthew Wolff.

Im earned a spot on the international team for the 2022 Presidents Cup; he played five matches and won two, tied one, and lost the other two.

Im traveled to South Korea in May 2023 to take part in the Woori Financial Group Championship, a Korean Tour event that took place the week before the PGA Championship. After shooting a final-round 68, which included an up-and-down birdie on the last hole, he won by one stroke.

Sung-Jae Im's Caddie

Sung-Jae Im's caddie is Willy Wilcox as of April 2024.

Im began working with Willy Wilcox at the 2023 Traveler's Championship in June, where the duo finished tied for 29th place. They paired again for the Rocket Mortgage Classic 2023, finishing T24 at the Detroit Golf Club.

Wilcox is a former PGA Tour professional who turned pro in 2009. After retiring from professional events, he decided to work as a caddie full-time. In recent years, the former professional golfer has caddied for several of his PGA Tour peers, including Russell Knox, who won seven professional tournaments, including the 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions.

Im's previous caddie was Lance Bennett for a brief period, and before him he employed Robert Brown and Ki Taek Lee, a former Arizona State colleague of Jon Rahm's. Brown initially collaborated with Dustin Johnson early in his career. In the past, he has also contributed to the bags of Si Woo Kim and Grayson Murray.

For a few events, Im also had William Spencer as his caddie. Spencer has caddied for professionals including Russell Henley, Hank Kuehne, Ryan Palmer, Tag Ridings, Joey Sindelar, DH Lee, Bill Lunde, Stephen Woodard, Ashley Chinner, Todd Fanning, and Jason Bohn for more than two decades, according to his LinkedIn profile.

However, Brown returned to the bag for the Honda Classic a week after the association allegedly came to an end around the 2023 Genesis Invitational.

But, when Lance Bennett arrived as Im’s caddie for the tournament at TPC Sawgrass, things changed once more at the 2023 Players Championship. Bennett has been a caddie for a number of years, most notably working with Davis Riley, whom Bennett assisted in getting on the PGA Tour.

For the first time since Matt Kuchar in 2006, Bennett caddied alongside Riley while the young American was still on the Korn Ferry Tour. That collaboration continued for ten years. In the past, Bill Haas, Matt Kuchar, Lorena Ochoa, Juli Inkster, and Paula Creamer were among the golfers for whom Bennett caddied.

What is the net worth of Willy Wilcox?

Unfortunately, there is no information available regarding the net worth of Willy Wilcox.

Sung-Jae Im's caddie FAQs

Sung-Jae Im's caddie is Willy Wilcox, as of April 2024.

Lance Bennett has caddied for golfers like Davis Riley, Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas, Lorena Ochoa, Juli Inkster, and Paula Creamer.

A. Willy Wilcox previously caddied for Russell Knox. 

There is no publicly available information regarding Willy Wilcox's net worth.

According to Spotrac, Sung-Jae Im's total career earnings are $34 million as of April 2024.

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