US golfer Billy Horschel had come into the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship fresh off an incredible win in the BMW PGA Championship. However, he missed the cut for the final round by one shot.
Horschel bogeyed the 12th and 13th holes on Saturday. Despite a run of five straight pars, he finished the third round of the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship at 8-under. As a result, the 37-year-old will not be competing at the Old Course on Sunday.
The golfer took to social media to express his disappointment at falling short by one stroke. He wrote:
“Damn. Sucks to miss the cut (at) Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by a shot. This is such a great invite and I thoroughly enjoy playing in it. And the weather the last 3 days was unbelievably perfect! Look forward to coming back again.”
This marks the first mised cut for the 37-year-old since the 2024 Genesis Scottish Open in Scotland. Just a few days ago, the World No. 17 defeated Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlro in a thrilling match at the BMW PGA Championship in Surrey, England.
Who was Billy Horschel’s partner in the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship’s team event?
Billy Horschel and Jay Monahan in 2021 (Source: Getty)
US golfer Billy Horschel was paired with the PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan for the 2024 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship’s team event in the first round.
Horschel was involved in one of the most dramatic moments of the event, teaming up with Monahan to face PIF governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan and LIV Golfer Dean Burmester at the Carnoustie Golf Links. This appeared to be a positive sign for the impending Framework Agreement between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf/PIF.
According to ESPN, Horschel told reporters in Scotland that he had requested Monahan to be his partner at the event in late April at the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. While the world’s attention was focused on the two leaders of the rival leagues competing on the course, Horschel did not believe that any discussions about the pending deal would take place during the round. Here’s what he said: (via ESPN)
“I don’t think they are going to have any conversation on the golf course about the deal. I do believe that there’s been goodwill on both sides to try to make a deal happen over the last 18 months, year, since the agreement. It may not move as quickly as people want,”
He further added:
“There’s a lot of complicated things to figure out, and there’s a lot of things behind the scenes that the public just doesn’t understand that they can’t comment on,”
The anticipated deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf is still under negotiation. The two parties met for a round of meetings in New York last month.
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Edited by Pratham K Sharma
