“It’s an unfortunate situation”: Billy Horschel breaks silence on struggles and setbacks after surgery

While most golfers would be celebrating career-defining wins, Billy Horschel speaks of unfinished businesses. At 38, having eight PGA Tour titles, a FedExCup Championship, and a runner-up finish at The Open in 2024, Horschel insists he hasn't yet hit his ceiling.

In his own words, "It's an unfortunate situation," but he feels that the best is yet to come.

A Career of Highs, Yet a Feeling of More to Achieve

From his 2014 Tour Championship victory, which clinched the FedExCup, to that wonderful Memorial Tournament win of 2022, Horschel has scripted his chapter in golf history. His recent Championship victory at the 2024 Corales Puntacana, among the best at 23-under, should have been the perfect reward for peak form. Nevertheless, Horschel confessed he sees those as high points or stepping stones; they're never the final goal.

“Strength-wise still feels really good. I still believe even when you’re, I’m 38, turning 39 this year, I still believe I’m nowhere close to reaching my potential. And I believe there’s a lot of really good golf left in store for me,”Horschel told The Drop from PGA Tour Originals. Filmed during his rehab, Horschel was showcased powerfully doing strength workouts, intent on proving his point.

Surgery Setback and Lost Majors

The downside to the defiant perspective of Horschel is that it comes after one of the most difficult breaks of his career.

In May 2025, he declared that a "lower body injury" had forced him to withdraw from the Zurich Classic. Weeks after, it was disclosed that he had to go under the knife for his right hip, an injury that kept him out of action for three whole months while he also missed his chance for three majors."It’s an unfortunate situation with so many great events left on the calendar but this is a preventative measure," Horschel posted on X at the time.

To a golfer who thrives on consistency, that stretch was more than bad timing, it was one of patience.

Then, in just a few days before his competitive return, Horschel commented that he felt a lot stronger than anticipated. Golf goes on, a few eyes are on the events. Will the 38-year-old convert that belief into yet another comeback story on the PGA Tour? If his career evolves along the lines we have experienced, Billy Horschel might be saying that age and surgery are hurdles, not limits!