Billy Horschel is driving The Open after the primary three days of activity.
The Open fans were shocked on Saturday after Sky Sports specified Billy Horschel’s wife’s fight with liquor addiction. Horschel was in glittering frame at Illustrious Troon as he defied the hopeless conditions to urge circular in two under-par.
Horschel finished the primary day of activity seven strokes off best spot taking after an opening circular of 72 but decreased his shortfall on day two with a 68.
And he hopped to the beat of the leaderboard on the third day after taking 69 shots to total the joins course, moving to four under-par thru 54.
Whereas onlookers and intellectuals were spouting at the American’s fine execution with the clubs, Sky Sports talked approximately the issues with liquor that his spouse Brittany already confronted. And fans on X took point at the sports channel for their comments.
An irate @Ryceezy murmured:
“How f***ing disgusting of @SkySportsGolf to begin off talking around Billy Horschel by going on around his wife’s past liquor issues like that. Completely no require for that at all. Classless.”
In the interim, @KERRZZO composed:
“@SkySportsGolf I do not see the pertinence in bringing up Billy Horschel’s wife’s fight with liquor and its significance to him driving @TheOpen. Insignificant and tasteless.”
And @Exfizzixteach penned:
“Sky TV making an issue out of Billy Horschel’s spouse is appallingly vile.
Another fan @jennife03667474 then inquired:
“Did the Sky Open commentator really have to specify Billy Horschel’s wife’s liquor addiction live on TV. Let the lady get on with life and not be named on national TV. She is in recovery.”
Brittany Horschel reported her battles with liquor back in 2017 taking after her husband’s triumph at The Byron Nelson as she composed on X:
“I compose this apprehensively, warily, but moreover gladly since I have grasped the lady I have gotten to be over the past year.
“One year back, I started a travel to a solid me, rationally and physically. I will keep this straightforward, ‘I am an alcoholic.’ I say that presently without shame.”
And Billy at that point opened up almost it on the Sky Sports Golf podcast in 2020 as he clarified:
“It’s intense, I cruel I get passionate each time I conversation approximately it. It was something that my spouse was dealing with for a part longer than I figured it out.
She’s done so well and is four years sober now. The saying goes one day at a time and she takes it that way. She has learned how to manage her anxiety, her stress levels, has dealt with depression and has been a great advocate for anyone dealing with addiction, especially with women.
“I understand it’s tough because sometimes these people have done stuff to tear away at your trust and their belief in them, but you’ve got to continue to support them and hopefully the light will be there at the end of the tunnel for them to walk towards it.”
