Billy Horschel fired a 9-under 63 during Sunday’s final round to win the Corales Puntacana Championship by two shots over Wesley Bryan at Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Horschel finished at 23-under 265 for the tournament, breaking the 72-hole record set last year by Matt Wallace (269).
Horschel carded an eagle on the par-5, No. 12 and had seven birdies during a scintillating bogey-free final round at Puntacana Resort & Club to notch his eighth career PGA Tour victory.
It is Horschel’s first victory since he won the Memorial in June 2022.
“This game of golf’s so fickle, I think you can put a lot into it and get everything you want out of it,” Horschel said. “But I knew in my 14 years, 13 years previously on the PGA Tour that I had the ability, I had the talent, I just needed to continue to work hard and do the right things and continue to believe that good stuff was going to come to the forefront at some point in time.”
Horschel got his round moving with four straight birdies on Nos. 2 through 5. He also had birdies on 8 and 10 before scoring the eagle. He added another birdie on 16.
Horschel said he relishes being in control of how he fares.
“I love having everything on me knowing that if I mess up, it’s my fault and I am the one who can control my destiny,” Horschel said. “I’ve always been really good up near the lead and today showed that a little bit.”
Bryan was bidding for his second PGA victory. He won the RBC Heritage in 2017 and Sunday’s second-place finish represents his best since that win.
He led after each of the first three rounds and had five birdies and one bogey in the final round.
“Obviously excited, it was an amazing week, but bummed,” Bryan said. “Felt like I had some good opportunities today and missed a little one on 15 that kind of stung. All in all, definitely encouraged how the golf game was, how it held up under the pressure of a weekend leading a golf tournament.
“I played a couple really solid rounds and today just got beat, plain and simple. Shooting 9 under out there today was impressive, so hats off to Billy. Yeah, I feel like all in all, if you had told me only one person was going to beat me this week, I think I would have signed up for that.”
Kevin Tway finished third at 19-under 269 after a final-round 69. He had an eagle on the par-5, No. 4 and birdies on 6 and 7 but didn’t have any more of either the rest of the way. Tway’s lone bogey was on 17.
Charley Hoffman (67) and Justin Lower (69) tied for fourth at 18 under.
–Field Level Media
