Kim Si-woo moved up 10 spots into a tie for 13th after shooting a 5-under 65 in the third round of the Tour Championship, the final event of the PGA Tour playoffs.
The 13th-ranked Kim carded six birdies and one bogey Saturday at the par-70 East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta. He finished 54 holes at 8-under 202, tied with England's Matt Fitzpatrick.
Kim, who began the round tied for 23rd, is one stroke behind a group tied for ninth and remains within reach of a top-10 finish.
He began his climb with three consecutive birdies starting at the par-5 sixth, sinking putts from 1.4 meters and 4.4 meters on Nos. 6 and 7 before hitting his approach to 1.2 meters at the par-4 eighth.
Kim avoided trouble at the par-4 12th after finding a bunker off the tee and sending his second shot over the green, recovering to save par.
He then made back-to-back birdies at 13th and 14th holes to briefly move into a tie for sixth.
Kim dropped his only shot of the round at the par-4 16th after driving into the gallery left of the fairway. With a tree blocking his path, he played his second shot back to the fairway but left his third short and needed two putts for bogey.
He recovered with a birdie at the par-5 18th. Kim's chip from about 20 meters narrowly missed for eagle before he converted the birdie putt.
Tom Kim shot a 2-under 68 with three birdies and one bogey. He slipped one spot into a tie for 16th at 7-under 203.
Norway's Viktor Hovland shot a 65 to take the outright lead at 15-under 195. He closed strongly, playing the final six holes in 4 under.
American Ryan Gerard was one stroke back in second at 14 under.
Top-ranked Scottie Scheffler, Chris Gotterup, Australia's Adam Scott and Sweden's Ludvig Åberg shared third at 12 under.
Second-ranked Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland surged into a tie for seventh with American Cameron Young at 10 under after shooting a 63.
(This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.)
