AKRON, Ohio – For several years, Billy Hurley III put country before golf. Now he has decided that family comes first, too.
Hurley, who won the Quicken Loans National on Sunday to earn a spot in the British Open at Royal Troon on July 14-17, said he called R&A chief executive Martin Slumbers and said he wouldn’t be competing in golf’s oldest championship. Instead, Hurley plans to attend his sister Megan’s wedding in their hometown of Leesburg, Va.
“I wouldn’t miss my sister’s wedding for the world,” Hurley said. “It’s very important for me to be there to support her and her husband.