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even more satisfying was Herman’s held off some of the TOUR’s best “I had it with me, a different
performance on the weekend. in Horschel, the 2014 FedExCup model, and was going to do it, but I
To even get to play the final two winner, and former Wyndham and didn't. I just stuck with what I was
rounds at Sedgefield, Herman had PLAYERS champs, Si Woo Kim and doing, conventional, at Harding
to fight on the back nine Friday. Webb Simpson, to name a few, with Park.
When he bogeyed the 14th hole he a final-round 63. Among the many keys on Sunday
actually had dropped outside the Not bad for a guy who has now was the 59-footer Herman holed
cutline but clutch birdies on his used a different putting stroke in for eagle at the fifth hole. In all, he
next three holes landed him Satur- each of his wins – the claw at Hous- made 157 feet of putts in the final
day’s opening tee time. ton, a conventional grip at Barbasol round and 444 for the week. He
He shot a stellar bogey-free 61 on and cross-handed at the Wyndham ranked first in greens in regulation
Saturday, one of two rounds of 9 where he went back to one of his and among the top five in Strokes
under that the Donald Ross gem old Bettinardi putters. Gained: Putting, Approach-the-
relinquished that day. He then “I was thinking about doing it on Green, Off-the-Tee and Tee-to-
came from four shots back and Sunday at PGA,” Herman reported. Green.

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