Billy Horschel once detailed why he choose to play in tough European conditions while most American golfers stayed home

Since turning professional in 2009, Billy Horschel has been a regular feature on the PGA Tour. While he has also won events on the tour, Horschel has developed a reputation for playing in some of the toughest conditions the continent of Europe has to offer.

Amid Horschel's splendid run at the ongoing Open Championship, bunkered Golf Magazine writer Ben Parson posted a tweet in which he recollected what the former had to say about playing in tough European conditions while most American golfers stayed home.

Horschel said:

"My coach Buddy Alexander said if you want to be considered a world-class player you have to go and play around the world, and you've got to play well. It's made me a better player going to places I haven't been before, adjusting to the conditions, temperatures, and all the different ways the courses are set up compared to America. At the same time, as a person, having to communicate and get along and understand people from other countries, it's a growth in itself."

In his professional golf career, Horschel has registered two wins on the European Tour. His first win came in 2021 when he won at the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, and his second win came in September 2021 when he won the BMW PGA Championship.

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A look at Billy Horschel's position after Round 3 at The Open Championship

Billy Horschel in Round 3 of The Open Championship [USA Today]

Here is a detailed look at the leaderboard after Round 3 of The Open Championship at The Royal Troon Golf Course:

• 1 Billy Horschel -4
• T2 Sam Burns -3
• T2 Thriston Lawrence -3
• T2 Russell Henley -3
• T2 Xander Schauffele -3
• T2 Justin Rose -3
• T2 Daniel Brown -3
• 8 Scottie Scheffler -2
• 9 Shane Lowry -1
• T10 Adam Scott E
• T10 Justin Thomas E
• T10 Matthew Jordan E
• T13 Sungjae Im +1
• T13 Byeong Hun An +1
• T15 Shubhankar Sharma +2
• T15 Daniel Hillier +2
• T15 John Catlin +2
• T15 Sean Crocker +2
• T15 Chris Kirk +2
• T15 Laurie Canter +2
• T15 Alex Noren +2
• T15 Dustin Johnson +2
• T15 Jon Rahm +2
• T15 Collin Morikawa +2
• T25 Matteo Manassero +3
• T25 Brendon Todd +3
• T25 Calum Scott (a) +3
• T25 Padraig Harrington +3
• T25 Gary Woodland +3
• T25 Minkyu Kim +3
• T25 Patrick Cantlay +3
• T25 Dean Burmester +3
• T33 Ewen Ferguson +4
• T33 Cameron Young +4
• T33 Joe Dean +4
• T33 Eric Cole +4
• T33 Emiliano Grillo +4
• T33 Sepp Straka +4
• T33 Jason Day +4
• T40 Max Homa +5
• T40 Abraham Ancer +5
• T40 Si Woo Kim +5
• T40 Davis Thompson +5
• T40 Matt Wallace +5
• T40 Brian Harman +5
• T40 Austin Eckroat +5
• T40 Adrian Meronk +5
• T40 Tom Hoge +5
• T40 Mackenzie Hughes +5
• T40 Joaquín Niemann +5
• T51 Guido Migliozzi +6
• T51 Harris English +6
• T51 Jacob Skov Olesen (a) +6
• T51 Phil Mickelson +6
• T51 Alex Cejka +6
• T51 Robert MacIntyre +6
• T51 Jordan Spieth +6
• T51 Nicolai Højgaard +6
• T59 Kurt Kitayama +7
• T59 Richard Mansell +7
• T59 Rasmus Højgaard +7
• T62 Jorge Campillo +8
• T62 Matt Fitzpatrick +8
• T62 Thorbjørn Olesen +8
• T62 Marcel Siem +8
• T62 Matthieu Pavon +8
• T62 Jeunghun Wang +8
• T62 Brooks Koepka +8
• T62 Corey Conners +8
• T70 Rickie Fowler +9
• T70 Tommy Morrison (a) +9
• T70 Hideki Matsuyama +9
• T70 Aaron Rai +9
• T70 Ryan Fox +9
• T70 Tom McKibbin +9
• T76 Darren Clarke +11
• T76 Young-han Song +11
• T78 Luis Masaveu (a) +13
• T78 Andy Ogletree +13
• 80 Darren Fichardt +15