April 8, 2025
The 2025 season has been a rollercoaster for Billy Horschel. He's missed four cuts in 10 events but also has two top 10s and two more top 20s. His history at Augusta National isn't great by any means, with his only finish in the top 20 coming back in 2016. His play off the tee has been very shaky this season, shown by his 115th ranking in strokes gained off the tee. Where Horschel has excelled this year has been putting, ranking 49th in strokes gained putting, which is an important area this week. If he can be a bit more accurate off the tee, he has a chance to contend. Taking a flyer on him in DFS as a dark horse wouldn't be a bad idea.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
March 10, 2025
Billy Horschel missed the cut at last week's Arnold Palmer Invitational, marking his third missed cut in his last four tournaments. He will aim to bounce back when he tees it up at TPC Sawgrass for this week's The PLAYERS Championship. Horschel has historically struggled at this tournament, having missed the cut in 2024 and 2023, and he had to withdraw in 2022. Notably, at last year's The PLAYERS Championship, over 32% of approach shots came from 100-150 yards. In the past 12 months, Horschel ranks in the 86th percentile in greens in regulation percentage on approach shots from that distance in the fairway. Although he has played well at times this year, his inconsistent performance means that including him in DFS lineups this week carries some risk.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 4, 2025
Billy Horschel has been a quintessential boom-or-bust player this year, recording three missed cuts and three top-25 finishes in his last six starts, including a T25 at the Cognizant Classic last week. He now looks to find consistency at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, an event he has played 11 times, making the cut nine times and finishing as high as T2 in 2022. To repeat this success, he will need to be sharp off the tee and excel with hitting long irons into the fast TifEagle Bermudagrass greens at Bay Hill. Horschel ranks 143rd in total driving and 66th in strokes gained on approach (0.240 gained per round). He is also in the 43rd percentile for proximity from 150-200 yards, which accounts for 35.5% of all approach shots at this course, and 158th in proximity from 200-plus yards, which accounts for 31.7% of approach shots. Given his strong track record here, Horschel is likely to make the cut, but fantasy managers will need him to sharpen his approach game for him to be a home run sleeper pick.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
February 25, 2025
Billy Horschel missed the cut at the Genesis Invitational two weeks ago and is now focusing on preparing for this week's Cognizant Classic at PGA National Resort. Historically, Horschel has performed well at the Cognizant Classic, finishing tied for ninth in 2024, 42nd in 2023, and 16th in 2022, when the tournament was known as the Honda Classic. Over the past 12 months, Horschel has ranked in the 42nd percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is significant, as over 44% of approach shots at last year's Cognizant Classic came from this distance. Despite missing the cut in two consecutive tournaments, Horschel's past performance at this event suggests he could be a valuable addition to DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
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