Castle Rock, Colorado, Aug 25: Keegan Bradley with 2-under 70 moved to the top as Adam Scott (74) struggled on the third day of the US$20 millions BMW Championship in the FedExCup Playoffs.
Bradley led at 12-under with Scott at 11-under and Ludvig Aberg (71) and Alex Noren (70) in tied third.
Korea’s Si Woo Kim fought to a 1-under 71 for tied seventh place in the third round to keep alive his hopes of advancing into the FedExCup Playoffs Finale, the TOUR Championship next week.
Indian-Americans Akshay Bhatia (76) and Sahith Theegala (79) had a rough time and slipped to T-33 and T-47, but both are projected to stay on in Top-30 and qualify for the Tour Championship. Also, Indo-British Aaron Rai (74) was T-37 but is expected to stay on in Top-30 for the Tour Championship.
Kim, a four-time PGA TOUR winner, traded five birdies against four bogeys at Castle Pines Golf Club in Colorado for a 6-under total.
Another Korean Sungjae Im returned a 73 for tied ninth place on 5-under while Byeong Hun An carded a 71 for a share of 18th place on 4-under.
Kim knows he must improve on his driving accuracy after missing six fairways which contributed to his dropped shots. He is currently projected to move from 44th to 33rd place on the FedExCup points list, with the top-30 on Sunday advancing into the TOUR Championship at East Lake.
He is ready to give it his all on Sunday as he is also fighting to play his way into the International Team, which the automatic top-6 players will be confirmed for the Presidents Cup next month after the BMW Championship. Kim is currently ranked 14th on the team list and is hopeful a strong finish will also ensure he remains in captain Mike Weir’s plans for the six automatic picks who will be named after the TOUR Championship.
Im, who is presently ranked 10th on the FedExCup points list, is poised to qualify for his sixth successive TOUR Championship appearance while An is projected to remain in 15th position to make his first appearance in the Playoffs Finale.
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