Horschel outduels Day in play-off for title

Thompson triumphs in Kingsmill Championship to earn her first title of the year

American Billy Horschel parred the first play-off hole to beat world number four Jason Day on Sunday to win the PGA Byron Nelson tournament, registering his first victory since 2014.

Horschel came into the tournament having missed four consecutive cuts but turned his fortunes around with some incredible putting this week at the TPC Four Seasons resort near Dallas.

Australia’s Day missed a short putt on the 18th hole that would have extended the playoff to hand Horschel the victory. “That’s not the way I wanted to win it,” said Horschel. “Four missed cuts to come in here and I played this well — someone is looking out for me.”

Both Horschel and Day finished 72 holes on 12-under

(Par-70, USA unless noted) 268 —

x-Billy Horschel 68-65-66-69, Jason Day (AUS) 68-69-63-68

James Hahn 64-70-64-71, Jason Kokrak 66-62-72-70, Danny Lee (NZL) 70-70-64-68

Sean O’Hair 67-69-68-68, An Byeong-Hun (KOR) 68-66-69-69, Bud Cauley 67-67-68-70

Nick Taylor (CAN) 69-73-6665, Joel Dahmen 68-70-68-67, Matt Kuchar 66-71-67-69, Cameron Tringale 66-68-67-72

Marc Leishman (AUS) 68-71-68-67, Dustin Johnson 67-6771-69, Tony Finau 75-65-65-69, Chad Campbell 68-67-68-71, Jason Dufner 69-68-65-72.

269 — 272 — 273 — 274 —

par 268. Day fired a two-under 68 on Sunday while Horschel shot 69, each finishing one stroke ahead of American James Hahn, who was third after shooting 71.

Meanwhile, Lexi Thompson earned her first win of the year, shooting a six-underpar 65 on Sunday to complete a wire-to-wire victory at the LPGA Kingsmill Championship in Williamsburg.