Zurich Classic 2013: Billy Horschel—The First of Many Wins

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Published: April 29, 2013

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Sometimes in this most wacky and unpredictable of sports, a new star blossoms in broad daylight. These are the rare players who don't reach their potential, never to come to full fruition, waft around the golfing air like a lingering odor, but rather smack you square in the face when the "maybe" of their talent becomes reality.

Billy Horschel is part of this special breed.

The four-time All-American at Florida captured his first PGA Tour victory Sunday, outpacing the field at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, especially the enterprising effort from D.A. Points, the man who nipped Horschel at the Shell Houston Open less than a month earlier.

Points made sure the win would not come easy for the talented 26-year-old, and considering Horschel's history, why would he?

 

That Pesky Wrist

Horschel graduated from the University of Florida in 2009, turned pro, glided through Q-school and appeared poised to breakout in his rookie year on the PGA Tour in 2010.

Then came the nasty curveball. Horschel had sustained a wrist injury in October of 2009 and the pain had become too uncomfortable to deal with by early 2010. He tried to play through it, but he could not do so effectively. So just four events into his rookie season, Horschel decided to have surgery on his ailing wrist, a procedure that would essentially knock him out for the year.



The setback was one of the most cruelly timed disasters a golfer could cook up. Right as he was making it on the professional level, about to embark on his Tour journey, the star from the Sunshine State was suddenly out of commission. And an injury like that at such a nascent point in a player's career does not just have an effect on that one year he is on the sidelines.

Returning to competition does not come naturally after an extended vacation. Re-acclimation to the climate of tournament golf takes precious time when ...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Golf

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