Cal Alum Michael Kim faces the final final on Sunday at the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Kim, 32, has few errors when he pursues one of 30 seats in the final stop of the FedEx Cup playoffs next week.
King fell to his fifth in BMW's tie and ranked eighth in the third round Saturday at 70. More importantly, he slid three positions from 26 to 29 on the FedEx Cup shooting list.
The top 30 players qualify for the season-ending game in Atlanta next week after the final round of BMW on Sunday, with their $40 million wallet and $10 million first place.
Collin Morikawa hits from rough/Rafael Suanes-Imagn image
Cal Alum Collin Morikawa's fellow cemented his chances of moving forward by shooting 37 under 37 shots, which allowed him to finish 24th in Plus-1 to 54 holes. His FedEx Cup ranking is expected to rank 20th.
Scotland's Robert MacIntyre is expected to be third in the rankings in a 68-shot 2-shot low, putting him under the 16-year-old in the rankings. He scored a four-point lead in the world's No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, who named it 67.
Ludvig Aberg was 10th, Sam Burns and Harry Hall were 4th in the MINUS-8, while Maverick McNealy and Tommy Fleetwood tied for sixth in the MINUS-7.
Michael Kim's 18th hole on line / putter on rafael suanes-imagn image
Kim, an owner of a PGA Tour in his career, bogeyed on Saturday for fourth place, then made birdies on 5, 7 and 9. He went astray on No. 13's bogey and two double cypress dogs, then made birdies on the 16th to get the match of the day.
King tied for eighth with Viktor Hovland and Rickie Fowler.
Morikawa ranked 37th with four strokes in the 37th place, then birdied on 3, 4, 410, 12 and 13, climbing 20th to rank 20th in the FedEx Cup rankings.
In the bogey at 14 and 18, Morikawa finished the day with an under-3 race, improving him to 1 round. He rose three positions in the expected standings and is eligible for a tour title.
Akshay Bhatia won the BMW IX M70 hole with 3-17 holes in 227 yards. BMW will also donate $125,000 to the Evans Scholars Foundation, which runs a scholarship program for Caddies.
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