Billy Horschel who was born “William John Horschel” is one of the popular names in the world of golf. He is a professional golfer from the United States who currently plays on the PGA Tour. Additionally, he is also the champion player of the Masters' Tournament, U.S. Open, and The Open Championship.
2014 FedEx Cup Champion, Horschel was born on December 7, 1986, in Grant, Florida. He is an American and is of a white ethnic background.
Billy Horschel is indeed a wealthy golfer who has an estimated net worth of over $20 million as of 2023. His income is highly influenced by his golf career prize money (salary) as well as endorsement deals. To date, he has earned $41,289,260, solely from golf.
Back in 2015, the veteran golfer was ranked #6 among the highest-paid golfer and #96 among the world's highest-paid athletes by Forbes with a winning amount of $16 million and $3 million from Sponsorships. Horschel is sponsored by Lexus, Titleist, Ralph Lauren, and Zurich Insurance Group.
Horschel's House Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (FL), US SOURCE: virtualglobetrotting Currently, Billy Horschel resides in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (FL) where they own for $1.525 million lavish real estate property. The house was purchased in 2015.
Horschel met his wife Brittany Horschel during junior golf and it was love at first sight. He proposed to Brittany. However, she took a little longer to come with him. She was also a junior golfer. Unfortunately, due to severe injury, she couldn't compete at the highest levels of golf. Prior to their wedding, they shared strong love and relationship with each other, and the lovely couple gets married in 2010.
Billy Horschel, his wife, and their children SOURCE: Instagram @thesobermodernmom, posted on 26th September 2019 They together have two daughters and a son. He has a good relationship with his wife. There is no rumor of separation between the lovely couple. He also mentioned his wife is the “Love of his Life”, “a caring mother” and “lucky for his career.” He also mentioned his family brings fortune to his career.
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Billy Horschel was born to Billy Horschel Sr. and Kathy Horschel. He went to Bayside High School in neighboring Palm Bay. His first love was baseball but later he showed his interest in the game of golf. He also played golf during high school. Later on, he grabbed an athletic scholarship from the University of Florida, Gainesville and he played for coach Buddy Alexander’s Florida Gators men’s golf team in National College Athletic Association (NCAA).
He played from 2006 to 2009. While playing in Florida, he has honored with many rewards due to his fabulous performance. He received his degree in sports management from the University of Florida. He also represented the United States at the Palmer Cup in 2007 and 2008.
He started his professional career in 2009. Unfortunately, he was injured in 2010 and it was the toughest time of his career. However, he was a fighter and after fighting with the injury, he returned and made the cut at the Mayaboka Golf Classic.
Later on, in 2013, he got a professional win at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans and he emerged as a champion of the U.S. Open. Following that, he also won the titles of the PGA Championship, The Open Championship, and The Master's Tournament.
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Billy Horschel SOURCE: Forbes In May 2017, he competed and won the AT&T Byron Nelson in a playoff over Jason Day. Subsequently, in April 2018, he participated and won the Zurich Classic of New Orleans with partner Scott Piercy.
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