Through 17 holes, Young is 11-over and has slipped to a seven-way tie for 54th, with a purse of $27,720 - a loss of $227,280. Young began Sunday in a tie for 12th place at 5-under, which would have won him $255,000. He trails leader Billy Horschel by six shots. Hitting his second shot into the left greenside bunker, he blasted over the green into the hairy stuff, then blew his chip six feet past the pin and missed the comebacker. A bogey would have brought him to only a two-shot lead with five to play.Ĭhilean Joaquin Niemann went from 9-under to 7-under, and likely saw his chances go kersplat, after taking a double bogey at the par-4 14th hole. From 106 yards out, he hit his approach to 11 feet and sank the par putt. Horschel drove his tee shot well right into the rough and had to lay up in the fairway. 13 will be seen as the pivotal moment in his final round. If Horschel hangs on to win, his par save on No. Horschel saves par after bad tee shot on No. But the man with just three bogeys this entire tournament cashed in again to keep a three-shot lead with four to play. Horschel gave himself a difficult par putt after a poor approaching shot and blowing his 50-foot birdie putt 8 feet past the hole. Horschel isn't necessarily easing his way to victory, but he's making shots that matter. Billy Horschel, again, makes dramatic par putt The pressure was on Horschel after Aaron Wise sank a short birdie putt to move to 10-under. Ladies and gentlemen, your 2022 Memorial champion Billy Horschel.įrom 53 feet on the 15th hole, Horschel gently rolled his eagle putt down the slope at just the right speed to sneak it inside the right edge to go to a four shot lead at 14-under through 15 holes. Billy Horschel makes an eagle for the history books He'll likely have to lay up out of the rough. His playing partner and second-place Aaron Wise hit his drive on the right side and even hit a patron. Horschel hit his drive in the absolute perfect location, 292 yards down the middle of the fairway. 17 and appears to be in no danger of blowing that lead on the final hole. Final group coming down 18īilly Horschel has a three shot lead after bogeying No.
15 left playing partner Aaron Wise, who finished at 9-under par, firmly behind. Horschel, who finished at 13-under par, never led by fewer than two strokes for more than one hole. Billy Horschel wins the Memorial Tournamentīehind an excellent putting stroke and accuracy on the approach, Billy Horschel followed up his 65 on Saturday with a round of 72 on Sunday at Muirfield Village to claim the Memorial Tournament title. That was the turning point for him." 5:46 p.m. It was a birdie for me, and Billy holed a 50-footer for eagle.
Instead it was kind of the opposite for me. "I thought that was going to be a big turning point for me. "When (the crowd) got loud, I thought it was going in," he said. Aaron Wise on nearly sinking a chip for eagle on No.
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