ATLANTA (Georgia) (AFP) - Spain's Sergio Garcia, trying to bounce back from a disappointing Ryder Cup performance, seized the lead Saturday in the seven-million-dollar US PGA Tour Championship. Garcia fired a three-under 67 to open a three-shot lead after three rounds of the tournament, which caps the FedEx Cup playoff series. The Spaniard started the day two strokes behind US Ryder Cup standout Anthony Kim, but he closed the gap with two birdies in his first nine holes. Another brace of birdies in his final four holes with just one bogey on the day saw Garcia finish 54 holes at eight-under 202. "I played pretty solid overall," said Garcia, who only managed one point from four matches at the Ryder Cup. Garcia was left smarting by a 5 and 4 thumping from Kim in the first singles match at the Ryder Cup on Sunday. Although he has downplayed talk of revenge, he is no doubt eager to bounce back and was in good form Saturday. He opened with six pars before sinking a nine-footer for birdie at the seventh. He tapped in for birdie at the par-five ninth to pull even with Kim. Kim, who had led after each of the first two rounds as he followed up a superb Ryder Cup debut, was erratic off the tee and plummeted to a two-over 72. He was tied with US Ryder Cup teammate Phil Mickelson (69) on five-under 205. Kim appeared shaken after his drive at the par-five ninth struck a spectator on the forehead, knocking the man to the ground and leaving a gash. The spectator, David Whitfield, was quickly attended by medical staff, and although he remained conscious, he was in considerable pain and his forehead bloodied. "I felt terrible," Kim said. "You never want to see that anywhere. He's going to need some stitches but he's going to be all right." Kim said he had rushed his preparation after mistaking his tee time, thinking it was half an hour later than it was. "I was a little thrown off, but no excuses," he said. Mickelson, who contributed just two points from five matches to America's winning effort at Valhalla last week, said he was trying hard to focus on the task at hand. "Anything after the Ryder Cup is going to be a letdown but this is the last tournament of the year in the US and I'm trying to give it everything I've got," he said. "A win would change the way I look at the year." Vijay Singh moved within 18 holes of the FedEx Cup playoff title when he completed another lackluster round. The 72 was Singh's best score of the week, and it left him at nine-over-par 219. The Fijian has only to finish the final round to be crowned the playoff champion and pick up a 10 million-dollar bonus, thanks to his victories in the first two playoff events. "It's difficult to play when you're trying not to hurt yourself," Singh said, admitting he was more concerned with preventing injury than winning the tournament.