No match for Horschel at Austin CC

Billy Horschel outlasts Scottie Scheffler in Austin, while Joel Dahmen gets it done at Corales Puntacana. No match for Horschel at Austin CC [View Online]( [Wire-to-Wire Logo] Billy Horschel won the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play for his sixth TOUR title. (Getty Images) Teeing Off [HORSCHEL HOLDS OFF SCHEFFLER IN AUSTIN]( Five days. Seven matches. Countless clutch shots. And on Sunday, [Billy Horschel was the last one standing](. Horschel fought through a grueling week in windy conditions at Austin Country Club to win the World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Play for his first WGC title. He defeated Victor Perez in a morning semifinal match before dispatching local favorite Scottie Scheffler 2 and 1 in the final. “There is so much emotion and so many turns of the tides,” Horschel said. “It was one of those days when I didn’t play very good. I didn’t hit it very good and didn’t feel good with my swing. So I just grinded it out.” Horschel, 34, who won the FedExCup title in 2014, earned his sixth PGA TOUR win and 550 FedExCup points, moving him up 38 spots to No. 7 in the [standings](. Matt Kuchar defeated Perez in the consolation match. [divider] [DAHMEN DA MAN AT CORALES PUNTACANA]( Down in the Dominican Republic, windy conditions were also a challenge for the players at the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship. But Joel Dahmen braved the elements to [earn his first PGA TOUR victory](. “It’s really hard to win golf tournaments,” an emotional Dahmen said. “I knew it was hard, but I can’t believe how hard it actually is.” Dahmen, 33, shot 2-under 70 to finish at 12 under for the week and clipped Sam Ryder and Rafael Campos by one shot. Campos’ birdie putt on the 18th to force a playoff looked perfect but it slowly lipped out, giving Dahmen the victory. The win earned Dahmen 300 FedExCup points and he is now fully exempt status through the 2022-23 season. [divider] [SKIPPING OVER TO SAN ANTONIO]( The PGA TOUR stays in Texas this week for the [Valero Texas Open](, where Corey Conners is defending after the event was cancelled in 2020. [Dustin Johnson](, the reigning FedExCup champion, returns to Valero for the first time since 2015, when he finished T6. Johnson made his TOUR debut here as a sponsor exemption in 2007. Jordan Spieth will make one more start before Masters week and will join Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson, and Danny Willett as former Masters champions at TPC San Antonio. Sponsor exemptions include Sam Bennett, Austin Eckroat, Mac Meissner of SMU, and 18-year-old Akshay Bhatia. Others in the field looking to keep rising in the FedExCup standings include Tony Finau, Abraham Ancer, and Hideki Matsuyama. The winner will receive 500 FedExCup points. Video Of The Week Sergio Garcia hit a walk-off ace in his Group Stage playoff with Lee Westwood. The Turn MIC Check “I felt fine inside but everything was happening pretty quick out there … I don’t know how I’m here. It’s crazy.” - Joel Dahmen after winning the Corales Puntacana Resort & Club Championship [divider] By the Numbers 66 – Final-round score by Rovonta Young, [who claimed his first professional victory on the APGA Tour]( at World Golf Village. Young, 26, shot a back-nine 31 on the King & Bear course to win by one shot. 9 – Consecutive winners of the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play who have gone on make the TOUR Championship in the same season. 16 – With Scottie Scheffler's 3-and-1 win over Jon Rahm on Saturday, the WGC-Dell Match Play Semifinals did not include one of the top-16 seeds for the first time since the event introduced the group play format in 2015. 8 – Wins on the LPGA by Anna Nordqvist (including two majors), [who joined the Golf & Fitness Show](, where she discussed the link between fitness and high performance on the course. 111 – Starts on the PGA TOUR for Joel Dahmen before winning Sunday at Corales Puntacana. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [TERMS & PRIVACY]( To remove yourself from all future PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE communications please click here: [Unsubscribe]( PGA TOUR 1 PGA TOUR Boulevard Ponte Vedra, FL 32082 Attn: Marketing, Fan Engagement ©2021 PGA TOUR WIRE2WIRE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED