Tom Kim Withdraws From Baycurrent Classic After Asian Games Gold

Tom Kim has withdrawn from this week's Baycurrent Classic at Yokohama Country Club, days after winning the individual gold medal for South Korea at the Asian Games. Norwegian Kris Ventura has taken his place in the 72-man, no-cut field.

Why did Tom Kim withdraw?

No official reason has been given. Kim left last week's Presidents Cup at Medinah before its conclusion to travel to Japan for the Asian Games, where his gold medal carried added weight beyond the competition itself: it secured him an exemption from South Korea's mandatory military service, typically 18 to 21 months for able-bodied men before age 28.

Who else is in the Baycurrent Classic field?

The event, part of the PGA Tour's overseas FedExCup Fall swing, still carries one of the stronger fields of the stretch. Xander Schauffele defends his title after picking up his 10th PGA Tour win there a year ago. Other past champions in the field include 2024 winner Nico Echavarria, 2022 winner Keegan Bradley and Japan's Hideki Matsuyama, the 2021 champion chasing his 12th tour title and first since The Sentry in early 2025.

Wyndham Clark, the World No. 5 coming off his second U.S. Open title, is chasing his fourth win of the season. Collin Morikawa, the 2023 winner when the event was still named the Zozo Championship, also plays, along with Justin Thomas, Min Woo Lee and Adam Scott. Matsuyama will have home support from fellow Japanese stars Ryo Hisatsune and Keita Nakajima, while Sungjae Im, Kim's Presidents Cup teammate, also tees it up.