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Kim Si-woo earned his third runner-up finish of the season at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, advancing to the second round of the PGA Tour playoffs along with Im Sung-jae and Tom Kim. Kim shot a bogey-free 2-under 68 with two birdies in the final round at TPC Southwind in Memphis, Tennessee, on Sunday. He finished alone in second at 9-under 271, eight shots behind world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler of the United States, who won at 17-under 263. Kim earned $2.16 million. It was Kim's third runner-up finish of the season after tying for second at the Farmers Insurance Open in February and finishing second at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in May. The result moved Kim from seventh to fourth in the FedEx Cup standings, comfortably securing a place in the BMW Championship, which is limited to the top 50 players. Kim birdied the par-5 third before making seven consecutive pars. He added another birdie at the par-3 11th but was unable to gain any more ground on Scheffler. Im began the final round tied for second, two shots behind Scheffler, but struggled to a 4-over round with one birdie and five bogeys. He finished tied for fifth at 7-under 273. Despite the difficult final round, Im climbed from 53rd to 40th in the FedEx Cup standings to qualify for the BMW Championship. If he advances through the second playoff event, he will qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship for the eighth consecutive year, dating to 2019. Tom Kim shot 1 over in the final round with two birdies and three bogeys, finishing tied for 12th at 5-under 275. He remained 26th in the FedEx Cup standings and also advanced to the BMW Championship. Scheffler claimed his second victory of the season and the 21st PGA Tour title of his career, winning for the first time since the American Express in January. After finishing runner-up five times this season, Scheffler earned $3.6 million for the victory and retained the No. 1 spot in the FedEx Cup standings. (This article was produced with the assistance of AI. — Ed.) khnews@heraldcorp.com