GREENSBORO, NC – Jim Herman rallied to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his third PGA Tour title and a FedEx Cup playoff spot, pulling a 7-under 63 for a one-shot win over Billy Horshel.
Known for his friendship with President Donald Trump, Herman overcame a four-stroke deficit in the final round at Sedgefield Country Club. He passed Horschel with a bird on the 71st hole.
42-year-old Herman closed at 21 with less than 259 years.
Horschel finished with a 65. He had one last chance to equalize on the 72nd hole, but his 8-foot birdie putt slipped to the left of the cup.
Herman entered the playoffs, jumping from 192 to 54 in the race for 125 places. He has hoisted a trophy for the second consecutive season and the third time since 2017.
Yes Woo Kim, the third-round leader, had a 70 to equalize in third place at 18 under with Kevin Kisner (64), Webb Simpson (65) and Doc Redman (68).
Herman had two baby birds and an eagle – from 59 feet – in his first five holes to reach Kim. Then, dragging Horschel by one stroke, Herman blocked his approach to No. 17 to just over 3 feet for a birdie. to reach 21 below. He gained the lead when Horschel missed a 12-foot draw for a draw on 16.
It’s been a week long enough for Herman, who on Friday had three birds in his last four holes simply to cut. He followed that with a career record of 61 on Saturday to get in close range before taking the win.
Horschel appeared to be rallying as he ran from three behind Kim in the lead with a birdie-eagle-birdie run on the top nine while Kim struggled with a double bogey and bogey on his first eight holes.
Kim was a birdie machine with 21 birdies and a hole in one of the first three rounds. But he tripped out the gate and a couple of bad drives cost him his first win since The Players Championship in 2017.
He drove right through a hodgepodge of thick grass and, despite six people searching, he couldn’t find his shot. Kim dropped the double bogeyman from above.
Two holes later, Kim approached a carriageway bridge to drop a four-shot lead bogeyman.
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