Jim Herman grew himself out of a four-stroke deficit on Sunday to dramatically win the 2020 Wyndham Championship, placing a 7-under-par 63 to run a loaded field in Greensboro, North Carolina. After cutting the weekend, Herman placed a field-best 61 on Saturday, followed by a 63 in Round 4 that tied for the best score of the day with Denny McCarthy and won the tournament with a 21-under -par 259.
“I’m ecstatic, very emotional. It’s hard to put into words what exactly this means,” he told CBS. “Last summer, winning after some injuries, it was great to just be on tour again. And then to prove it again, good luck. I was nice to Harding Park last week. I played the weekend terribly. It just leaves you. watching with golf is possible. Get your attitude straight, make a few putts, anything can happen. ”
Herman was 4 under two rounds Friday, just missing the 2-under-par cut line, but his weekend rally was driven by his putter. He won 3,585 strokes on the field in Round 3 and 2,589 strokes on the field in Round 4.
“Making a little swing adjustment, found that, then made some putts,” he said. “I think I have won three times now with three different putts.”
The win for Herman moved him from No. 192 in the FedEx Cup Playoff standings to No. 54, the biggest jump ever in the regular season finale. The FedEx Cup Playoffs begin next week at the Northern Trust in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Herman had to sweep his win out of the clubhouse after placing birdies on three of his last six holes to get to 21 under. He was seen on the TV broadcast fumbling his water while waiting for Billy Horschel – who needed a bird on no. 18 to force a playoff – finished his round. Horschel’s birdie bid came short, and he finished in second place at 20 under during the week. Kevin Kisner, Webb Simpson, Doc Redman and Si Woo Kim finished tied for third at 18 under.
At 42 years old, it is Herman’s third career win on the PGA Tour and first since the Barbasol Championship of 2019. He had missed the cut in 11 of the 18 events this season before going on the weekend and a full ranking instead.
“You get here pretty quickly with the young boys, they make you feel deficient in tea, especially long irons. It’s mentally frustrating,” he said. “To overcome it all and get here [with a win] for the third time it is beautiful. ”
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