Winning numbers: Billy Horschel at the AT&T Byron Nelson

Some key numbers from Billy Horschel’s victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson: 8.385 Horschel’s strokes gained: putting vs. the field average at TPC Four Seasons. Horschel gained more than nine strokes on the field in Rounds 1-2 before taking a net loss on the weekend. Despite this, he became the third player this season to win an event in which he led in strokes gained: putting (Russell Henley, Shell Houston Open and Cody Gribble, Sanderson Farms Championship). Here’s a look at Horschel’s per-round strokes gained numbers for the season leading up to the AT&T Byron Nelson vs. last week at TPC Four Seasons: 453’9â€� Total distance of putts Horschel made in four rounds at TPC Four Seasons – the second-highest total of his career. Here’s a look at Horschel’s top performances in terms of distance of putts made. 59’3â€� Length of Horschel’s birdie putt on No. 14 that pulled him level with Jason Day on Sunday afternoon. It was the longest made putt of his career by two feet. The top-5 longest putts of Horschel’s TOUR career: 8 Birdies Horschel made in his last 21 holes at TPC Four Seasons. That collection of birdies includes a hole out from a greenside bunker Saturday on No. 17 and four putts of less than 5 feet. 4 Consecutive cuts Horschel missed prior to the AT&T Byron Nelson – his longest drought since his first full season on the PGA TOUR (2011).

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