Six months later, the Florida native finds himself tied with McIlroy after the first round of The Players Championship.

With the PGA Tour now in Florida, golf fans are catching a glimpse of the environment akin to the southeast. Humid temperatures are all the rage and you know what else is out? Gators! Billy Horschel, ...

Billy Horschel, the world’s No. 20 player, took matters into his own hand by chasing an invading alligator back into the water in a wild scene at the Cognizant Classic on Thursday.

When in Florida, watch out for gators on the golf course. Unless you’re Bill Horschel. Horschel, a Florida Gators alumnus, knows all about real-life gators meandering onto the course.

Billy Horschel wrangled a gator during the first round of the Cognizant Classic. / Brett Davis-Imagn Images During the first round of the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches, a gator wandered ...

Billy Horschel ... Cognizant Classic Horschel, 38, comes from a long line of great Gators. Not gators. The 2009 University of Florida graduate is part of the school's golf royalty that has ...

"The majority of the time, they’re fine. I grew up with my dad grabbing their tail when they’re on the side of the bank and shooing them back in the water. I never touched a tail with my hand but I’ve ...

BILLY HORSCHEL was dubbed a “legend” by Paige Spiranac after going full “gator whisperer” to bravely herd an alligator off a golf course. The stunning incident occurred during the PGA ...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. -- A Gator took on a gator. Billy Horschel won. Horschel played his college golf for Florida, so he knows plenty about the wildlife that gets seen on courses in the ...

PONTE VEDRA BEACH — Billy Horschel ... Deane Beman Award for service to the area through golf. Then came the surprise of the evening: Horschel, an eight-time PGA Tour winner and the 21st ...