Months After His Tearful Breakdown, 7x PGA Tour Champion Spills the Secret Behind His Staggering Resurgence at $6M Event

The third round of the Horizon Irish Open is currently in progress, and some players have finished their rounds already. Happy with his performance in round three, a seven-time PGA Tour winner has spoken about what made it work for him today.  

The 36-year-old golfer, experienced a breakdown at the Memorial Tournament earlier this year. Apart from one or two exceptions, he hasn’t had much success since June, and the Irish Open looks like it might offer him his comeback. 

Billy Horschel is happy and so are we

DP World Tour’s Twitter page recently uploaded videos of Billy Horschel. The first video shows him speaking to the press, after his impressive 66 in the third round. And the second video shows him grinding at practice for the round. 

The 36-year-old spoke about how he has been working on improving his consistency and striking. He explained how he had past trouble cutting the ball the way he wanted, which he also mentioned during the Memorial Tournament. Horschel said he has been working on that for the past few weeks, and things just worked out well for him today.

Horschel also mentioned how he changed his putter after this second round, which didn’t go as well for him as the first round. However, his third-round performance exceeded expectations and pushed him up the leaderboard.

In the Memorial Tournament this year, Billy Horschel started off as the defending champion, and he was totally disappointed with how he played. Horschel confessed that his confidence was at its lowest of his entire golf career. Putting all that behind, the American golfer is doing great in the ongoing Irish Open. 

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After the third round, the seven-time PGA Tour winner holds a score of 9-under, all three rounds combined. While he has played through the 18 holes, scoring a 66 on a par 72 course, the round is not over as of writing. The final positions after the third round can’t be determined yet.

Billy Horschel tweaks his every move to improve his game

Billy Horschel started the tournament with a 3-under in the first round, which included seven birdies and four bogeys. In the second round, Horschel scored an even par. His four birdies were negated by his two bogeys and a double bogey. 

Horschel showed consistent improvement in his game through the rounds. For example, in the second hole, he scored a bogey in the first round. In the second round, he scored a double bogey in the same hole. However, he carved a birdie out of the second hole in the third round.   

Similarly, Horschel turned his par in the fourth hole of round 1, to a birdie in the second round, and an eagle in the third round. This trend repeated in the fourteenth hole where he scored a bogey, par, and a birdie across the three rounds. 

Looks like Billy Horschel is determined to take home the Irish Open this year. Who is your pick for the title? Tell us in the comments!

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