Billy Horschel
Team: | PGA Golfer |
Age / DOB: | (31) / 12/7/1986 |
Ht / Wt: | 6'0" / 175 |
World No. 78 Billy Horschel carved out a 2-under-par 36-34=70 in the final round of the Valero Texas Open to finish up on 9-under 279, currently T11 on the leaderboard, which is where he began the day. UPDATE: With play completed, Horschel finished T11.
Horschel improves to 6-for-8 at the VTO with four top 25s and possibly a fourth top 10. He's now 6-for-12 on the season with three top 25s and potentially a second top 10 after T5 as last week's Heritage. After opening with 68-71-70, the Florida alum began T11 on 7-under, one shy of the overnight top 10. He landed 10 (of 14) fairways and 12 greens in regulation, gaining 1.187 strokes approaching-the-green but losing 0.727 around-the-green. The 31-year-old squared three bogeys at holes 1, 8 and 11 (failed scrambles), offset by five birdies at 6 (from 14'2"), 7, 12, 14 and 15. He registered 1.583 putts per GIR and 1.207 SG: Putting with 27 total putts. For the week, Horschel totaled 18 birdies versus nine bogeys. Apr 22 - 5:11 PM
Beginning off No. 10 tee, World No. 78 Billy Horschel tacked on a 1-under-par 34-37=71 in the second round of the Valero Texas Open, dipping two spots to T4 on 5-under 139, four short of 36-hole clubhouse leaders Zach Johnson and Ryan Moore. UPDATE: With R2 completed, Horschel is T8.
The Florida alum got off to a slow start on Day 2 but still ended up circling four birdies, the same tally as yesterday. While R1 was blemish-free, today's lap started out with bogeys at 12, 13 (missed par-saver from 44 inches) before getting those back with birdies at 14 and 17, both from inside of five feet. The 31-year-old's last drop was bogey-6 at 18, unable to recover from an errant tee shot, but came home in bogey-free 2-under, circling 2 and 5, also from inside of five feet. Horschel mustered 10 greens in regulation, losing 1.029 strokes approaching-the-green, and totaled 27 putts. Apr 20 - 2:06 PM
Billy Horschel carried over his momentum from last week, building a bogey-free, 4-under-par 33-35=68 during the opening round of the Valero Texas Open, just one off the pacesetter Grayson Murray.
Arriving fresh off a T5 last week at the RBC Heritage, Horschel is not slowing down yet. Today, he put on a ball-striking clinic, pelting 15 greens which ranks 2nd to only Keegan Bradley at the moment. Horschel walked off the course gaining 2.050 strokes off-the-tee and another 1.597 strokes on approach. Coming down the stretch, the Florida Gator likely feels like he even left a few strokes out there, missing four birdie looks from the 9-to-14 foot range on the back nine. Last week's T5 was Horschel's first top 40 in his last nine starts but today's round suggests that he's ready to turn his season around and last week's T5 may not have been a one-week flash in the pan. Apr 19 - 8:00 PM
World No. 91 Billy Horschel backed up with a 1-over-par 37-35-72 in the final round of the RBC Heritage, dipping one place to a season-best T5 on 10-under 274, two strokes short of a two-man playoff involving Si Woo Kim and eventual champ Satoshi Kodaira.
The 31-year-old hangs on for his first top 10 of the season in 11 events, bettering a T11 at the Sentry TOC, his only other finish inside the top 40. It's also his first top 10 since a T4 at the FedEx St. Jude last June, 21 starts and 10 months ago. This was the Florida alum's sixth RBC and second top 10, first since a T9 on debut in 2013. After opening with 66-69-67, he began T4, two back of leader Ian Poulter. Playing out of the penultimate threesome, the Floridian hit eight (of 14) fairways and conjured eight greens in regulation, losing 1.580 strokes approaching and 1.376 around-the-green. He carded three birdies at holes 1, 5 (from 15'5") and 14, outbalanced by two bogeys at 4 and 13 (1-putt from 27'4"), and double bogey-6 at 8 (second shot in the water). Horschel recorded 1.625 putts per GIR and 1.863 SG: Putting with 25 total putts. Apr 15 - 4:59 PM