Watch: Billy Horschel Aces Hole No. 14 To Tie Lead, Beats Jason Day In Playoff To Win Byron Nelson

Billy Horschel sank a 60-foot birdie putt at Hole No. 14 at TPC Four Seasons in Irving, Texas on Sunday to tie the lead and eventually defeat Jason Day for his first AT&T Byron Nelson title.

Billy Horchel Sinks 60-foot hole-in-one to tie Jason Day for lead at Byron Nelson

The 30-year-old Florida native had missed the cut in his last four starts, and won the tournament after Australia’s Day hit his 4-foot par putt left of the 18th hole.

Horschel had advanced after finishing with a 5-under 65 on Friday and birdying his last three holes on Saturday to earn a playoff spot alongside Day and South Korean-born American James Hahn. 

Day, who won the first of his ten PGA titles at Irving in 2010, only led once on Sunday. when he pitched in from 78 feet from the rough by the green-side bunker at the 477-yard 15th.

However, at Hole No. 16 — one of the easiest at TPC Four Seasons — the Australian World No. 4’s wayward tee shot struck a spectator. Day walked over to the woman to ensure she was unhurt, then hit an approach that settled on the green, although a 9-foot birdie chance sat right beside the hole.

“I only had one top 10 up to this point. To be able to play the way I did today, I played some good solid golf,” Day said. “It’s a little disappointing, but it’s not the first tournament I’m going to lose. … I feel good about my game.”

Earlier this year, Horschel crashed out of a five-golfer playoff at the RSM Classic after he barely missed a birdie putt on the first extra hole, then surprisingly missed a two-foot putt.

“I know that feeling,” Horschel said of Day’s shocking playoff miss. “I told Jason it’s not the way I wanted to win. I know it’s not the way he wants me to win.”

Day’s birdie on the 15th hole Sunday was his last of the day but gave him a one-stroke lead.

Dustin Johnson, the World No. 1, finished at 69 to tie for 13th at 6 under.

Sergio Garcia, the defending champion, recorded birdies on six of his final eight holes Saturday to get within four strokes of the lead. The Spaniard’s closing 74 put him 4 under and tied for 20th.

Horschel earned $1.35 million with Sunday’s victory.

IRVING, TX – MAY 21: Billy Horschel plays his shot from the 11th tee during the Final Round of the AT&T Byron Nelson at the TPC Four Seasons Resort Las Colinas on May 21, 2017 in Irving, Texas. (Photo by Drew Hallowell/Getty Images)