Billy Horschel details his painful struggles ahead of BMW PGA Championship - "I could barely make a golf swing some days"
After competing in the Tour Championship earlier this month, Billy Horschel is back competing on the DP World Tour. On September 19th, Horschel played Round 1 of the BMW PGA Championship and made a strong start to the tournament as he scored 5-under and is tied for fourth place currently.
After the play ended, Billy Horschel was part of a press conference in which he spoke about his game. In the press conference, Horschel was asked how he felt because the player had missed the Irish Open, citing an injury. The veteran golfer replied:
"Yeah, the back, muscle/rib, last two weeks, I could barely make a golf swing some days. I just needed an extra week at home to give it rest. I haven't done a lot, so still trying to look after it a little bit. But the swing, it feels a lot better. I haven't had any issues. Putting more time on the range, so far, so good. The muscle seems to be healing up a little bit and hopefully I don't have to deal with it anymore."
Almost a week before the Irish Open, Billy Horschel announced his withdrawal from the tournament due to a minor rib/back injury. At the time, Horschel had said his body needed time to recover so that the injury would not continue to linger. He also expressed disappointment at missing out on the Irish Open.
2024 BMW PGA Championship odds and bets explored ft. Billy Horschel
The following are the odds and bets for the 2024 BMW PGA Championship as per the europeantour.com. Based on it, Billy Horschel ranks among the top 10 favorites to win the competition. Here is a detailed look at the odds and bets of the BMW PGA Championship:
- Rory McIlroy - 11/2
- Tommy Fleetwood - 10/1
- Adam Scott - 12/1
- Shane Lowry - 14/1
- Aaron Rai - 16/1
- Billy Horschel - 20/1
- Alex Noren - 22/1
- Robert MacIntyre - 22/1
- Matt Fitzpatrick - 25/1
- Byeong Hun An - 25/1
- Rasmus Højgaard - 28/1
- Matt Wallace - 33/1
- Justin Rose - 33/1
- Sepp Straka - 33/1
- Si Woo Kim - 33/1
- Matteo Manassero - 35/1
- Victor Perez - 40/1
- Thriston Lawrence - 40/1
- Laurie Canter - 45/1
- Thomas Detry - 45/1
- Jordan Smith - 55/1
- Tom McKibbin - 55/1
- Sebastian Söderberg - 55/1
- Bernd Wiesberger - 55/1
- Thorbjørn Olesen - 60/1
- Niklas Norgaard - 60/1
- Ryan Fox - 60/1
- Matthieu Pavon - 60/1
- Nicolai Højgaard - 60/1
- Alex Fitzpatrick - 70/1
- Harry Hall - 75/1
- Shubhankar Sharma - 80/1
- Mark Hubbard - 80/1
- Guido Migliozzi - 80/1
- Joost Luiten - 90/1
- Matti Schmid - 90/1
- Jesper Svensson - 100/1
- Frederic Lacroix - 100/1
- Richard Mansell - 100/1
- Ewen Ferguson - 110/1
- Connor Syme - 110/1
- Alexander Björk - 110/1
- Romain Langasque - 110/1
- Daniel Brown - 110/1
- Jorge Campillo - 110/1
- Adrian Otaegui - 110/1
- Sami Välimäki - 125/1
- Rikuya Hoshino - 125/1
- Ryo Hisatsune - 125/1