Kim Si-woo secured his fourth top-10 finish of the season, brightening his outlook ahead of next week's Masters.
Kim shot a 5-under-par 67 with six birdies and one bogey in the final round of the PGA Tour Valero Texas Open (total purse $9.8 million) at TPC San Antonio (par 72) in San Antonio, Texas, on Saturday.
Kim finished at 11-under-par 277 for the tournament, tying for 10th with Tommy Fleetwood of England and others.
The result marked Kim's first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour in two months, following the American Express (tied 6th) and the Farmers Insurance Open (tied 2nd) in January, and the WM Phoenix Open (tied 3rd) in February.
Kim posted under-par scores in all four rounds despite weather delays that disrupted the tournament schedule throughout the week, delivering a steady performance.
He shaved off the most strokes in the final round, signaling a strong showing at next week's Masters, the season's first major championship.
With the Masters ahead, Kim carded under-par scores on all four days of the weather-disrupted event and saved his best round for the final day, raising expectations for his major championship bid.
Starting on the 10th hole (par 4), Kim made his first birdie at the 12th hole (par 4) by sticking his approach shot within one meter of the pin. He then reeled off three consecutive birdies from the 16th (par 3) through the 18th hole (par 5) to build momentum.
Kim added birdies at the 2nd (par 5) and 4th holes (par 4) on his back nine to keep the run going, but closed with a bogey at the 9th hole (par 4), his final hole of the day, to end on a slightly disappointing note.
