Q. Weekend rounds of 63, 64 including going bogey free. How do you feel about your effort this week?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, I got off to a really rough start Thursday, I think I was 4 over through 13 holes or so. So if I had just played those holes at even par, I feel like I would have had a much better week.

But obviously thrilled with the last 54 holes. From barely making the cut to finishing second or maybe third or whatever, yeah, it was a great week.

Q. Like you said, from the first round to battling to make the cut to in contention on a Sunday, what do you give to that for the fight this week?

MICHAEL KIM: Yeah, even after that rough start Thursday, I felt like I was doing some good golf, I just was getting a little lucky here, just a couple poor shots here and there. Overall I felt good about my game, I felt I could make a run for the weekend if I had made it.

Yeah, that last putt on 18 is going to be a confidence booster as well for me next year.

Q. Speaking of next year, made major moves for next week in that kind of top‑50. What was the motivation of playing this fall to kind of secure that spot?

MICHAEL KIM: Right. Yeah, I knew I would have to have a pretty good fall to get into Pebble and Riv. I think with this finish I should have locked that up. I'm not sure if I'll play the next couple, but excited to play those, some of my favorite tournaments in the world.

Q. Played alongside Blades Brown today, you were kind of going back and forth with birdies. What do you see out of him at just 19 years old?

MICHAEL KIM: He's just an unbelievable talent. This year I played with a lot of young guys. Ben James, who isn't having the best Sunday but obviously super talented. I played with Jackson Koivun earlier this year, Blades today.

He obviously played great today, but I feel like he might be the best out of all the younger guys that I played with. The way his club makes contact with the ball, that's kind of only those that are true, true talents of the game can kind of make that contact. I was very, very impressed with him.