Playing the final round Sunday (Korean time) at PGA National’s Champion Course (par 71) in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, Kim shot a 2-under 69 with four birdies and two bogeys.
He closed at 1-under 283 and placed 59th among the 67 players who made the cut. Kim was the only South Korean in the field to advance to the weekend.
Kim slipped down the leaderboard after a third-round 72, then moved up slightly with an under-par finish but remained in the lower tier.
He has now made the cut in six straight events this season. His best result was a tie for 34th at last month’s Genesis Invitational.
Nico Echavarria of Colombia won at 17-under 267, finishing two shots ahead of Taylor Moore, Austin Smotherman (both United States) and Shane Lowry of Ireland, who tied for second.
Echavarria, who earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Puerto Rico Open in March 2023, collected his third career title, his first since the Zozo Championship in October 2024. He earned $1,728,000 in prize money (about 2.5 billion won).
Brooks Koepka of the United States, who left LIV Golf and returned to the PGA Tour this year, tied for ninth at 10-under 274.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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