McIlroy had a chance to win it in regulation, but his birdie attempt missed low. Both Horschel and McIlroy made birdie on the first playoff hole, but it’s Horschel taking the title and adding another what-if to McIlroy’s 2024 season.

Billy Horschel becomes the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holes a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff.

Check out highlights from Billy Horschel's playoff victory over Rory McIlroy at the BMW PGA Championship from Wentworth Golf Club in Virginia Water, Surrey, England.

Billy Horschel won the BMW PGA Championship after beating Rory McIlroy and Thriston Lawrence in a thrilling three-man playoff at Wentworth on Sunday to take home the winner's cheque of $1.53 million.

Rory McIlroy, of Northern Ireland, races after putting on the 18th green during a playoff for the British PGA golf Championship, which Billy Horschel of the United States won, at Wentworth golf club in Wentworth, England, Sunday, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ian Walton)

It was a pair of familiar faces on the PGA Tour battling it out for one of the biggest titles on the DP World Tour on Sunday. Billy Horschel topped Rory McIlroy on the second playoff hole to win the 2

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