Horschel’s Dream Becomes Reality; He Beats McIlroy and Furyk for FedEx Cup

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Published: September 15, 2014

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Billy Horschel has “want to,” that intangible quality that is hard if not impossible to teach. This week, this month, he had more of it than the other 125 players who suited up for the FedEx playoffs. He won the last two events and has just captured the season-long $10 million FedEx Cup.

“I’m on cloud nine. It’s unbelievable,” he said. “The year I had, I wasn’t sure this was going to happen, but I kept believing. Everyone on my team kept believing in me.”

Horschel’s caddie, Micah Fugitt, was overcome and broke down in tears trying to talk to reporters after the round. One reason was because Horschel told Fugitt about a dream he had last December, where he woke up having seen himself win the FedEx Cup.

“There’s certain things throughout my life that have come true, and I’ve sort of seen it beforehand in my—when I sleep at night,” he explained. “I just sort of have a premonition or whatever you call it.”

Sometimes it’s good and sometimes, like when he was hit in the eye with a baseball bat, it’s not. He had a dream that would happen also.

What started as one man’s dream became his biggest victory when Horschel was able to hold off Jim Furyk and Rory McIlroy, who were his strongest competitors on Sunday.

The 15th and 16th holes were critical to his victory.

At the 15th, he made birdie on the par five, which was expected, except that his second shot landed in a greenside bunker making it a bit harder. His closest competitor, Jim Furyk, had just birdied it, also, but when Horschel followed with his own birdie, it gave him a one-shot advantage.

The next critical shot was a 30-foot putt for par at the 16th. He had to have it to stay in the lead.

“It was unfortunate I hit a bad drive,” he said. He was forced to chip out to the fairwa...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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