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Billy Horschel has had a tough start to the year, despite wanting the actual opposite. As a part of his 2025 resolution, he was excited to continue his improvement and build on last season’s momentum. 1 win, 1 runner-up position, and 7 top-10s, all in 23 events he played. Who would not want to keep it going? But it’s not always possible. Horschel expressed his sentiments about the same.

He wrote there was “Nothing special to run home and tell my mom about in the results department.” And honestly, there really wasn’t. Horschel kicked off the new season with a score of 10 under par across 4 rounds at Kapalua. That was good for the 51 position on the leaderboard. Then, the Sony Open proved even tougher as he failed to make the cut for the first time since the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open. He finished a respectable T21 at the American Express Open but that was not enough.

He obviously had expected a much better start to his 2025 PGA Tour Season and to improve on his current ranking of 16 in the world. “The 1st half of 2023 was a tough time, but I never lost belief in myself or the desire to work hard to figure things out. I credit the momentum I built at the back half of ‘23 that led to the improvement in my game and results in ‘24,” wrote the golfer on Instagram. If this is any evidence, one can think that a rough start to 2025 is just a recipe for his success. Talking about his 2023, from January to May, he had already missed 6 cuts.

But Horschel can see signs of improvement. On the course, his strokes on the green have shown steady signs of improvement, which the American is taking as a positive as the season progresses. “After 2 of my worst weeks putting, it was nice to feel comfortable with the putter and see a few go in,” Horschel added. Billy Ho has a unique putting process. Usually, while putting, both feet remain in line for golfers, but Horschel’s front foot goes in front of the trail foot. This routine allows him to go through the correct sequencing between his arms and body and prevents him from opening up his lead side too quickly.

Horschel will be taking a small break in the PGA Tour Circuit and will not feature in the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. He will come back to pose a challenge at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Tournament that starts on January 30.

However, before that, he will debut in the Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy-led TGL on January 21 for his team Atalanta Drive. Joining him would be Justin Thomas, and Patrick Cantlay. The team will be playing against the New York Golf Club. Horschel will play against the English golfer Fitzpatrick during the Singles Round. 

The 38-year-old has been very excited to take part in TGL and he is eagerly awaiting his debut at the SoFi Center in Florida. After all, he has been speaking very highly of simulator golf. 

An exciting TGL Debut awaits Billy Horschel

“I have always enjoyed team and match-play formats, dating back to my days playing for the Gators. Being a part of a TGL team and competing in this format on a regular basis next year will hopefully play to my strengths.” the golfer remarked, with a nod to his college days. Horschel had won the 2018 Zurich Open with Scott Piercy which had a similar format.

The closed space would work wonders for golfers who thrive off the energy the crowd brings. Horschel is one of them. “Competing in primetime in front of an audience will be a perfect environment for me as a passionate player who loves to feed off energy from the fans. I’m excited to support this type of progressive thinking for the game.” Horschel stated.

According to him, the key to TGL’s success lies in its ability to showcase the players’ personalities and charisma; “We need to play competitive golf and we need to be great at that aspect, but we need to be entertainers.” 

The format seems to be a perfect one for the American golfer and he will be looking to turn his fortunes at TGL and use the momentum for the upcoming tournaments. But either way, Billy Horschel’s mother Kathy would be proud of what he has done so far. So chin up, Billy!