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PGATOURBy Adam Schupak

Paramus, N.J.It's time for Matt Kuchar

to draft a new set of goalsafter finally crossing offhis elusive dream of playingin the 30-man TourChampionship at Atlanta'sEast Lake Golf Club.

"That's been top of hislist for a long time;' said hisinstructor, Chris O'Connell.

Kuchar's breakthroughyear now includes a victory.The 32-year-old cardeda bogey-free 5-under 66and finished 12 under atThe Barclays, but it lookedas if he would settle fora Tour-leading ioth top-10finish of the year. Scotland'sMartin Laird, the 54-holeleader by three shots, clungto a one-shot advantageand needed two putts frominside 25 feet for victory.He rapped the downhill putt7 feet past the hole andmissed the comebacker.

That his putting touchabandoned him was stunning.Laird noted that he had"holed two or three of thebiggest putts I've probablyever holed just to be whereI was;' Laird started workingwith Dave Stockton Jr. onputting at the BridgestoneInvitational, and finishedT-2 in putts per. roundat The Barclays, a vastimprovement over his

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