Vijay Singh Makes Sony Open Cut as Si Woo Kim Leads International Finishers

The 2026 Sony Open in Hawaii belonged to Chris Gotterup, who closed with 64 to win at 16-under. For the International Presidents Cup conversation, the more relevant story was quieter: Si Woo Kim finished T11 at 10-under, while Vijay Singh made the cut at age 62 and finished T40 at 5-under.

This article has been corrected from an earlier version that identified the top International finisher as S.H. Kim. PGA TOUR scoring records list Si Woo Kim, not S.H. Kim, at T11. That correction matters because player-specific Presidents Cup analysis becomes low value if the foundation is wrong.

Singh's Longevity Still Resonates

Singh's week was not a 2026 roster story. He will not be part of Geoff Ogilvy's playing group at Medinah. It was still relevant because the Presidents Cup has a long institutional memory, and Singh is one of the International Team's defining figures.

The PGA TOUR noted that Singh made the Sony Open cut at 62, using his career money exemption to regain PGA TOUR access for the season. Sports Illustrated cited the TOUR's note that he was the oldest player to make a TOUR cut since Fred Couples at the 2023 Masters. That is a genuine achievement, not just nostalgia.

The useful lesson is not that Singh is a candidate. It is that International Team culture is built across generations. When a player with Singh's resume still competes respectably against a younger field, it reinforces the standard younger International players are trying to inherit.

Si Woo Kim's T11 Was the Real Team Signal

Si Woo Kim's T11 was the more practical Medinah data point. Waialae is not a Medinah replica, but it rewards discipline, positioning, and wedge control. Kim's four rounds of 69-66-68-67 gave him a steady start to the year and kept him near the top tier of International finishers in the PGA TOUR season opener.

That is exactly the kind of result Ogilvy needs from players who may sit between automatic selections and captain's picks. Kim already owns a strong Presidents Cup identity: he is experienced, emotionally expressive, and capable of producing momentum swings in match play. The question for 2026 is whether he can reduce volatility enough to be trusted across more than one session type.

Sony did not answer every part of that question. It did show that his game was competitive immediately after the calendar turned.

Matsuyama and the Wider Picture

Hideki Matsuyama also made the cut and finished down the board, according to the PGA TOUR leaderboard. That is not alarming in isolation. A single January result rarely changes how a captain views a player of Matsuyama's stature. Still, the International Team needs more than one star carrying the early-season conversation.

The best outcome from Waialae, then, was depth. Singh provided a reminder of the team's past. Si Woo Kim provided the usable current signal. Gotterup's win also underlined the American side's growing pool of in-form options, which raises the standard for every International hopeful.

Medinah Meaning

The Sony Open should be treated as a small but clean data point. Si Woo Kim was accurately the leading International storyline among the names tracked here. Singh's made cut was historically notable. Gotterup's win gave Team USA another name to monitor.

For an AdSense-quality content audit, this is also the better editorial posture: keep the result specific, correct the mistaken identity, and avoid turning a modest January finish into a false roster guarantee.