Editor's note: This story originally appeared in the April 13, 2015 issue of Golfweek. Horsfield earned a spot in next week's U.S. Open at a sectional qualifier in Jupiter, Fla.
In 2002, Tony and Sue Horsfield and their two children, Sam and Faye, crossed the pond from Manchester, England, to Davenport, Fla., for sunnier days. One day, when Sam was 4½, he played his first round at Highlands Reserve Golf Club and shot 167 from the front tees. His scores soon plummeted.
“Was I 9 when I shot 63 at Pinehurst?” Sam asked his father of his magical round in the U.