Rich Beem hails Billy Horschel's victory at the AT&T Byron Nelson

Rich Beem reflects on a long-awaited return to the winner's circle for Billy Horschel and looks back at Jason Day's near-miss at the AT&T Byron Nelson.

Billy Horschel is ecstatic to win, there's no doubt about it. You'd much rather win a tournament with a birdie rather than watch your opponent three-putt, but that's just the way the game is.

It's a massive win for Billy, as it's something he has been striving for and working hard for day in, day out. It finally paid off for him and it's a job well done this week.

The way he putted this week has just been exquisite, so hats off to him for grinding it out and sticking with everything that he has been doing. His game really is looking sharp.

He has put the time and energy into golf and it's finally paying his dues. He looks much more comfortable and some of the swings look within himself, so I'm impressed with how he has handled himself.

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He missed a fourth cut in a row last week at the Players Championship, but tweeted on Monday to say how much he was looking forward to coming to the AT&T Byron Nelson and hopefully turn things around.

Billy did just that and really looked great in every facet of his game, helping him take down a really great competitor in Jason Day and to also hold off James Hahn.

Unfortunately for Jason Day, he's on the losing end this time around, but I think this week shows his game is seemingly back on track.

He'll leave TPC Four Seasons with a bitter taste in his mouth but also with plenty of confidence going forward. It tells him how comfortable he is with his game.

I think he would tell us he wasn't as sharp at times as he would've liked to have been, but obviously now has something to build on ahead of the Memorial in a couple of weeks' time.

James Hahn is hopefully going to build on this third place finish and get into a bit of a rhythm now. He's such a good ball-striker and such a good putter that it's hard to believe he's not a little more consistent.

Having said that, he's still building out here on the PGA Tour and it may take another season or two to find the consistency that's been eluding him.