The low round was a welcome sight for Morikawa, who was one shot away from the cut line after Friday's second round.

Morikawa dragged himself up to even-par for the tournament with the low round, and by the end of the day, he was in a tie for ninth.

Morikawa was one of six golfers to jump at least 25 spots on the leaderboard. He vaulted up 42 places on Saturday.

He may not be in contention for the win right away on Sunday, but if he replicates Saturday's round, he could at least earn a top-five finish, something that was out of the question going into the third round.