US Ryder Cup captain Tom Watson’s frustration was rendered complete on Sunday night when Billy Horschel produced a brilliant performance to upstage Rory McIlroy and land himself an $11.44 million (£7m) payday. The 27-year-old American followed up his win in the BMW Championship last week by claiming the Tour Championship from under the nose of the Northern Irishman, which in turn earned him the $10 million (£6.15m) bonus for the FedEx Cup play-off series spanning four tournaments. Almost $13 million (£8m) earned in eight days then, and his wife is due to give birth to their first child any day. How’s that for a life-changing fortnight?
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Billy Horschel won the PGA Tour Championship and a £7m payday
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Horschel shot a final round 68 to win by three shots
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He finished ahead of fellow American Jim Furyk and Rory McIlroy
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Chris Kirk, Justin Rose and Jason Day were a further shot back
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Horschel and American Kirk finished 1-2 in the FedEx Cup play-off series
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The win follows Horschel's success at the BMW Championship last week
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The 27-year-old and Kirk missed out on a wildcard place in Tom Watson's US Ryder Cup team
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Horshel has won almost $13million (£8m) in the past fortnight
‘Why didn’t you play like this earlier?’ was the text an exasperated @placeholder sent him on Friday night.