GAINESVILLE, Va. — It was supposed to be a press conference to talk about a homecoming of sorts. Billy Hurley III grew up in nearby Leesburg and knows this week’s stage for the Quicken Loans National, the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club, as both a golfer and from having attended Presidents Cups here as a fan.
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Courtesy of Hurley family
But after a few questions to discuss his lackluster season and his hopes to turn things around, the former naval officer got emotional. Choking back tears and asking “for help,” Hurley disclosed that his 61-year-old father, Willard Hurley Jr.