{"id":375,"date":"2014-09-11T21:45:27","date_gmt":"2014-09-11T21:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.golfballs.com\/?p=375"},"modified":"2024-02-19T15:32:09","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T21:32:09","slug":"bmw-championship-billy-horschel-triumphs-while-sergio-garcia-falls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/blog\/bmw-championship-billy-horschel-triumphs-while-sergio-garcia-falls\/","title":{"rendered":"BMW Championship: Billy Horschel Triumphs While Sergio Garcia Falls"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Billy Horschel wins the BMW Championship, image: progolfnow.com<\/p><\/div>\n

Sunday\u2019s Round 4 of the BMW Championship marked the last round of the penultimate tournament in the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs. Like any other satisfying lead-up to a season finale, the exciting golf round in the shadows of the Rockies had its share of surprises.<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel, the 27-year-old golfer hailing from Florida, gained widespread acclaim for his performance as he rallied off of a T2 finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship<\/a> over the Labor Day weekend to win the third tournament of the 2014 FedEx Cup Playoffs. This was his 2nd<\/sup> career PGA Tour victory, propelling him and his Titleist golf balls<\/a> towards the top of the leaderboards and ranking 2nd<\/sup> in FedEx Cup points ahead of the final tournament in the series.<\/p>\n

At the other end of the course, Sergio Garcia, ranking 3rd<\/sup> in the world<\/i> with 8 PGA Tour wins under his belt, let the pressure get to him, resulting in a mistake that the best golfers in the world could empathize with.<\/p>\n

So what were the key differences between the two performances on the last leg of the 2014 BMW Championship?<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel:\u00a0 A Positive Attitude Yields Positive Results on the Golf Course<\/strong><\/p>\n

The day was marked with a solid and consistent performance from the FootJoy golf shoes<\/a> fan, who wrote the playbook for looking on the bright side when the golf gods decide to serve up last-minute bogies. In addressing his late-game blunder at the Deutsche Bank Championship on Labor Day, Horschel stated the following:<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t dwell on things that are bad.\u00a0 It rolls off my shoulders, [I\u2019ve] got a thick skin . . . I look at the positive, I\u2019m a positive guy.\u00a0 The sooner you get over it, the sooner you can move on.\u201d<\/p>\n

With an attitude like that, the 27 year old has the right mindset for a lifetime of success, both on and off the course.<\/p>\n

Sergio Garcia:\u00a0 Fleeting \u201cMental Sharpness\u201d Leads To Mistakes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sergio\u2019s performance started out strong.\u00a0 A chip shot at 35 yards, out of the rough and into the hole on the 7th<\/sup> granted the golfer his only eagle of the day.\u00a0 Combined with 3 birdies to wrap up the first half of his scorecard, Garcia appeared to be a serious contender.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the par-5 17th<\/sup> hole would be the Spanish golf pro\u2019s undoing.\u00a0 At 12-under par and within two strokes of the lead, Garcia bladed his TaylorMade Tour Preferred X golf balls<\/a> across the green and into the drink on the other side, landing him a triple bogey at 9-under, as well as out of contention.<\/p>\n

An interview posted on CBSSports.com gave further insight into what may have been the key factor in Garcia\u2019s performance on Sunday:<\/p>\n

“It’s what happens when you’re not just mentally sharp. If I was mentally sharp, if I was rested, and really, the way I was at the beginning and middle of the year, I would have talked myself into going for the green.”<\/p>\n

The 2014 BMW Championship:\u00a0 A Tale of Two Golfers<\/strong><\/p>\n

The differences in the mindset of the two contrasting golfers following Sunday\u2019s BMW Championship are night and day from one another.<\/p>\n

Billy Horschel, an up-and-coming golfer with a promising attitude and disciplined game, took a mistake that would have rattled the most seasoned pros and turned it into a positive learning experience.\u00a0 Horschel\u2019s mindset shows that he\u2019s wide-awake and ready to make waves going into the final tournament.<\/p>\n

Sergio Garcia, on the other hand, just needs his rest and proves that even the most seasoned athletes can fall victim to basic human needs.<\/p>\n

With a $10 million dollar bonus at stake for this weekend\u2019s Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, we sure hope Sergio gets his beauty sleep.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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