In the heart of the European golf headquarters, Wenthworth, on the outskirts of London, the American Billy Horschel embraced the cup of the BMW PGA, belonging to the Rolex Series, the great tournaments of the European Tour. An American had never won a tournament of this rank and it was to make the golfer who most needed a vindication.
The winner of the World Match Play 2021, What allowed him to be chosen by Steve Stricker for the Ryder Cup to be held in two weeks, he had learned this week that his name was not among the chosen ones. There was some revenge towards that decision. “I am speechless. For me this is comparable to winning the TPC,” said the 34-year-old golfer.
Wentworth’s final stage, with two par 5s on holes 17 and 18, allows all kinds of combinations. And in this edition he returned to pass sentence. He denied the victory to the Thai Aphibarnrat who was 9 under par (and 19 under par, the score with which Horschel won), but who did not know how to take advantage of these sections. The second hit with a hybrid sent him into the bushes on the right, skirting the out of bounds, and he paid for it with a bogey. On 18 he made the pair. Minutes later, Donaldson, the gals, was right in both and was also matched with the Asian.
It seemed unlikely a tiebreaker in those figures (-18). The champion got away on the 17th, but on the 18th, with a fabulous wedge, he left it next to the birdie hole and raised the list to 19. Laurie Carter, English, who was playing in the last game, did not find the hole in time , signed two pairs, and gave the victory to Horschel.
Among the Spaniards, Miguel ngel Jimnez He was the best of the Spaniards in thirtieth position, after signing 70 strokes. Rafa Cabrera, who started Sunday with top 10 aspirations, threw 79 shots and finished in position 67.
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