Billy Horschel made par on the first extra hole Sunday to defeat Jason Day in a playoff and win the AT&T Byron Nelson. Heres what went down in Las Colinas sendoff:Leaderboard: Horschel (-12), Day (-12), James Hahn (-11), Jason Kokrak (-10), Danny Lee (-8), Sean OHair (-8), Ben An (-8), Bud Cauley (-8)What it means: This is Horschels fourth PGA Tour win and his first since taking the Tour Championship and the FedExCup at East Lake in 2014. One back to start the day, Horschel carded five birdies against four bogeys for a 1-under 69 and a 72-hole total of 12-under 268, good enough for a playoff after he and Day both missed birdie putts on the final hole of regulation. On the first extra hole, Horschel left his birdie putt inches short and appeared headed for more free golf before Day pulled his 4-footer for par, handing Horschel the trophy. With the win, Horschel improves to 1-1 in PGA Tour playoffs after losing out on a five-way, Monday morning showdown at the RSM Classic earlier this season. Horschel, who did not compete in this years Masters, is now qualified for the U.S. Open (OWGR top 60), The Open (OWGR top 50), and the PGA Championship. Best of the rest: Two back to the start the day, Day made three birdies against a lone bogey for a round of 2-under 68 and a spot in the playoff. After failing to find the fairway with an iron off the tee on the first playoff hole, he played to the safe side of the green with his approach, leaving himself 50 feet for birdie. The 10-time PGA Tour champion ran his first putt by the hole and then missed the comebacker for the halve, going down in defeat. Day now drops to 1-1 in PGA Tour playoffs, having previously won a four-way playoff at Torrey Pines in 2015 for what was at the time only his third Tour win. The former world No. 1s winless drought, dating back to last years Players Championship, continues.Round of the day: Canadas Nick Taylor birdied his first two holes and added three more of his back nine for a bogey-free 5-under 65. Taylor played the weekend at Las Colinas 9 under, securing him a tie for ninth and his second consecutive top-10 finish after a T-8 at the Wells Fargo.Biggest disappointment: The 54-hole leader, Hahn got off to a sluggish start with a bogey at the second hole and eight other pars to go out in 1 over. He appeared to mounting a charge with back-to-back birdies at 10 and 11 but submarined his chances with three consecutive bogeys at 12, 13 and 14. Two back in the final fairway, Hahn lipped out an approach from 122 yards that, had it dropped for eagle, would have gotten him into the playoff.Shots of the day: Two of them one for better and one for worse. First, Horschels 60-footer for birdie at the 14th:
WHAT A PUTT BY @BILLYHO_GOLF!#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/s7gkzyWa2P— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 21, 2017And, in finale, Days missed par putt in the playoff:
.@JDayGolf JUST misses and @BillyHo_Golf has won the @ATTByronNelson!It's his first PGA TOUR victory since 2014. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/iqqsGB1fCe— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 21, 2017
Horschel tops Day in deflating Nelson playoff. By Nick Menta. May 21, 2017 at 7:17 PM. Getty Images Billy Horschel made par on the first extra hole Sunday to defeat Jason Day in a playoff and win
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Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff Photo by Associated Press . Billy Horschel hits off the first tee during the final round of the Byron Nelson golf tournament, Sunday, May 21.
Nelsons Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff
Day, who got the first of his 10 PGA Tour victories at the 2010 Nelson, had the lead alone only once, when he pitched in from 78 feet from the rough by the greenside bunker at the 477-yard 15th.
Jason Day pulled his 4-foot par putt left and past the first playoff hole Sunday at the AT&T Byron Nelson, giving Billy Horschel the win in the event's 35th and final stop in Irving, Texas.
Billy Horschel Tops Jason Day in AT&T Byron Nelson Playoff
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Billy Horschel won the AT&T Byron Nelson with a par on the first playoff hole Sunday after Jason Day pulled his 4-foot par putt left and past the hole. That miss by
Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff
Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff. Menu. FOX Sports. Scores. the playoff wrapped up the Nelson's 35th and final tournament in Irving. "I only had one top 10 up
Horschel wins Byron Nelson after Day boots playoff par putt
And then on Sunday he hoisted the trophy at the AT&T Byron Nelson. Golf is an odd game. Horschel beat Jason Day on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at TPC Four Seasons, hosting the tournament for the final time, when the former world No. 1 missed a 4-footer for par.
Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff
Billy Horschel tops Jason Day in AT&T Byron Nelson playoff USA Today Sports Images Billy Horschel won the AT&T Byron Nelson on Sunday, defeating Jason Day on the first hole of a playoff.
Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff
Billy Horschel Tops Jason Day in Deflating Nelson Playoff
After winning the last AT&T Byron Nelson scheduled at the Irving resort, Horschel now wishes he could have the chance to come back. While his 18-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday stopped just short, Horschel won with a par when Jason Day pulled his 4-foot par putt left and past the hole.
Billy Horschel tops Jason Day in AT&T Byron Nelson playoff
Day, who got the first of his 10 PGA Tour victories at the 2010 Nelson, had the lead alone only once, when he pitched in from 78 feet from the rough by the greenside bunker at the 477-yard 15th.
Nelson's Four Seasons finale: Horschel over Day in playoff
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