His best finish on the PGA TOUR in 2013 is 1st at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
He ranks 4th in Money Leaders on the PGA TOUR.
height6-0
weight175
birthDateDecember 7, 1986
age26
birthPlaceGrant, Florida
residenceJacksonville Beach, Florida
familyWife, Brittany
educationUniversity of Florida (2009, Sports Management)
splInterestSports, American history
pronunciationHOR-shul
trndProYear2009
qSchoolYear2009
clubAfflThe Plantation (Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida)
cityPlaysFrmJacksonville Bch; FL; United States
websiteUrlhttp://www.billyhorschelgolf.com
combTourMoney598,457
jndTourYear2011
curYearHighMatched the course record with an 8-under 63 in the second round of the Stadion Classic at UGA to share the 36-hole lead with Jim Herman. Was one shot off the pace heading into the last round at the University of Georgia GC. Posted a 3-under 68 to wind up solo fourth, two back of winner Hudson Swafford.
carHigh2011: Hovered near the top of the leaderboard all week at the Albertsons Boise Open. Finished T6 in his first Nationwide Tour start of the year. 2009: Made his first Nationwide Tour cut, a T9 at the Cox Classic. Played as a pro at the St. Jude Classic and the AT&T National, missing the cut at both events...Won the Columbia Championship on the eGolf Tour. 2006: Made his PGA TOUR debut, as an amateur, missing the cut at the U.S. Open.
otherCarHighThree-time first-team All-American (2006, 2007 and 2009). Earned second-team All-American honors in 2008. Collegiate victories at the 2006 West Regional, 2007 Ping Preview, 2007 East Regional and 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship.
personalCurrently uses Todd Anderson as his golf instructor. Biggest thrill in golf was playing for the U.S. and winning the 2007 Walker Cup. Biggest thrill outside outside of golf was graduating from the University of Florida in 2009. Favorite golf course played is Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. The courses he would most like to play are Pine Valley and Cypress Point...Never travels without his computer. His first car was a 1994 Saturn. Now drives a 2001 Lexus RX 300. Favorite professional team is the Boston Red Sox...Superstitions include carrying four tees and a 1936 quarter in his right-front pocket. Favorite TV show is "SportsCenter." Favorite movies are "The Patriot" and "The Hangover." Favorite entertainer is the Kings of Leon. Favorite food is steak. Favorite athlete to watch is Tiger Woods. Favorite cities are Chicago, Boston and Charleson, SC...Would round out his dream foursome with The Old Red Eye Rugby Group. Not many people know that he secretly enjoys watching "chick flicks," has never seen snow, read all four Twilight books in two weeks and believes in Bigfoot and UFOs.
ntlTeamsWalker Cup (1), 2007.
jndTourYear2011
exmtStatus2013 tournament winner (through 2015)
curYearHighFinished T10 at the Humana Challenge, with rounds of 67-68-65-67...Extended his PGA TOUR-leading, consecutive cuts-made streak to 20 when he played the weekend at the Shell Houston Open en route to his career-best finish, a T2 with Henrik Stenson. Closed with a 6-under 66 at Redstone GC Sunday to take a share of the clubhouse lead with Stenson. Watched as D.A. Points sank a clutch, 10-foot par putt at the 72nd hole for the one-stroke win...Still in Texas a week later, took a two-stroke lead into the final round of the Valero Texas Open in San Antonio. A 1-under 71 in the final round proved no match for Martin Laird's 9-under 63, resulting in a T3 for Horschel. The 71 Sunday at TPC San Antonio was his eighth consecutive round of par or better...Like Charley Hoffman, saw his then-current PGA TOUR-best mark of 11 consecutive rounds snapped with a final-round, 3-over 74 at the RBC Heritage. Still managed to earn his fourth top-10 of the season and third consecutive...A week later at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, told Martin Senn, Zurich CEO on Wednesday of tournament week, "I'll see you Sunday from the winner's circle." Had six consecutive birdies in the final round (Nos. 7-12) en route to an 8-under 64 that led to the win. Sank a 26-foot, 8-inch putt for birdie on the 72nd hole, following two weather delays, to edge D.A. Points by a stroke and claim his first career TOUR win. His 20-under 268 topped the previous-best 72-hole score at TPC Louisiana by a stroke (Jason Dufner and Ernie Els in 2012). With the win, took advanatge of his last chance to earn a spot into THE PLAYERS Championship field in his backyard of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., by virtue of his FedExCup standings position. Became the 13th player since 1990 to make the Zurich Classic of New Orleans his maiden TOUR win. By playing on the weekend in New Orleans, he extended his PGA TOUR-leading cuts-made streak to 23.
carHigh2012: Finished T4 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament to regain his TOUR card for 2013. Was two shots off the winning score...Missed just two cuts in 17 starts on the PGA TOUR, which included his first career, top-five finish...Holed a 91-yard wedge on the par-5 18th for an eagle-3 at the True South Classic. The eagle pushed him to 19-under and within one stroke of Scott Stallings after three rounds of the Mississippi event. A final-round, 1-under 71 was good for solo third at 20-under 268, a career-best finish. It was his second start in the event, where he has eight sub-par scores in his eight rounds.
2011: Started the season on a Major Medical Extension, with 19 events to equal No. 125 from the 2010 PGA TOUR money list ($786,977). Collected six top-25 finishes, of which two were top-10s. Both top-10 finishes came in his last six starts of the season. In his only Web.com Tour start, finished T6 at the Albertsons Boise Open...Earned first career PGA TOUR top-10 in the 20th start of his rookie campaign—a T10 at the Reno-Tahoe Open...Tied his career-low round of 65 in the final round of the Frys.com Open in the Fall Series to claim T7 honors...Topped that score in the opening two rounds of the McGladrey Classic, with matching 6-under 64s, leading to a two-stroke lead at the halfway point of the TOUR's third Fall Series event. Entered the final round one stroke behind Michael Thompson but struggled to a 5-over 75 to finish T20. It was his fifth top-25 performance in his last eight TOUR starts.
2010: Rookie season on PGA TOUR was cut short in late February by a tendon injury to his left wrist that required surgery. Wrist started bothering him in late 2009. Made four starts, with no made cuts. Earned a Major Medical Extension for 2011, with 19 events to equal No. 125 from the 2010 PGA TOUR money list ($786,977). Improved his status with a T27 finish at the 2010 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
2009: Earned rookie status on the PGA TOUR after successfully advancing through the 2009 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at Bear Lakes CC. Prior to rookie season, had missed the cut in all three career starts on the PGA TOUR, as an amateur at the 2006 U.S. Open and professional starts at the 2009 St. Jude Classic and the AT&T National. Only made cut in five career starts on the Web.com Tour was a T9 at the 2009 Cox Classic. Has played four events on the eGolf Tour, winning the 2009 Columbia Championship.
Amateur: Three-time first-team All-American (2006, 2007 and 2009) at Florida and second-team selection in 2008. Collegiate victories at the 2006 West Regional, 2007 Ping Preview, 2007 East Regional and 2009 Southeastern Conference Championship.
personalBiggest thrill in golf was playing and winning the 2007 Walker Cup...Biggest thrill outside of golf was graduating from the University of Florida in 2009...Favorite golf course played is Royal County Down in Northern Ireland. Never travels without his computer...Favorite professional team is the New England Patriots, Boston Red Sox and Boston Celtics...Superstitions include carrying four tees and a 1936 quarter in his right-front pocket. Favorite TV show is "SportsCenter." Favorite movies are "The Patriot" and "The Hangover." Favorite entertainer is Kings of Leon. Favorite food is steak. Favorite athlete to watch is Tiger Woods. Favorite city to visit is Monterey, Calif...Would round out his dream foursome with The Old Red Eye Rugby Group...Read all four Twilight books in two weeks and is a believer in Bigfoot and UFOs...Non-golf-related jobs held include working with his dad in construction.
ntlTeamsWalker Cup (1), 2007.