As sports fans, we always look for storylines to accompany our results. They make the box score easier to digest; they make the final minutes of crunch time that much more compelling.
By cruising to victory at the Quicken Loans National, though, Billy Hurley didn’t just offer up a single storyline. He provided enough to fill a naval fleet.
Hurley’s win was another coup for the prototypical journeyman, following in the footsteps of Vaughn Taylor and Jim Herman earlier this season. At age 34, Hurley finally has a PGA Tour trophy on his shelf, and the two-year exemption that goes with it.