Billy Horschel Shoots Wild 43-29 Round, Misses Cut In Mexico

Billy Horschel might have produced the most unbelievable even-par round of the 2026 PGA Tour season Friday.

Competing in the World Wide Technology Championship at El Cardonal in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Horschel signed for a 72 that included a disastrous 43 on his opening nine holes and a spectacular 29 on his closing nine.

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And somehow, he still finished two strokes under par for the tournament and outside the projected cut line.

The seven-time PGA Tour winner began his second round on the 10th hole, and trouble arrived almost immediately.

Bogeys at Nos. 12 and 14 pushed him to two over for the day. Then came the hole that appeared to destroy whatever chance he had of playing the weekend.

At the par-4 15th, Horschel sent his tee shot left into the native vegetation and returned to the tee after taking a penalty. His next drive also headed left, although this one found a bunker.

By the time he finished the hole, he'd recorded a quadruple-bogey eight.

Another bogey at the par-3 16th left him seven over through seven holes. He eventually completed his opening nine in 43 strokes, an astonishing 7-over-par performance.

Most golfers would have been thinking about the airport.

Horschel apparently had other plans.

After making the turn, he immediately birdied the par-5 first hole. A par at No. 2 briefly interrupted the recovery before he launched one of the most impressive scoring streaks of the tournament.

He rolled in birdie putts from approximately 10 feet at No. 3, 32 feet at No. 4 and 30 feet at No. 5.

Then came three more.

Horschel converted from seven feet at the sixth, 18 feet at the seventh and five feet at the eighth.

That's six consecutive birdies, seven across his final nine holes and a remarkable closing-nine score of 29.

Suddenly, a round that once threatened to become an embarrassment had turned into a memorable exhibition of resilience.

His final-hole birdie attempt from 37 feet failed to fall, leaving Horschel with an even-par 72.

Combined with Thursday's opening 70, he finished 36 holes at 2-under 142.

Unfortunately, the spectacular comeback wasn't enough.

With the projected cut sitting at 5 under when Friday's play was suspended because of darkness, Horschel remained three shots short of advancing. The official cut was scheduled to be determined Saturday morning.

The final score won't do much for his FedEx Cup Fall standing, but the performance offered a reminder of golf's unpredictable nature.

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Sometimes a scorecard tells only half the story.

In Horschel's case, the numbers "43-29" practically tell two entirely different ones.