Billy Horschel has been dreaming of playing at Wentworth Golf Club since he was 12 and now he has taken his place in the record books at European Tour HQ.
The American had spoken coming into this week of his excitement at playing at the BMW PGA Championship and he has enjoyed a stunning week in Surrey.
Arnold Palmer won the event in 1975 at Royal St George's but Horschel and countryman Patrick Reed's 15 under par total and tie for fourth is the best result ever at Wentworth by American players.
Horschel also carded 65 in rounds two and four to hold the record for lowest round by an American at Wentworth, and he will be encouraging more of his compatriots to come and experience the Rolex Series in England.
"I'll tell them that this is a beautiful week and the course is unbelievable," he said. "The way the European Tour puts on a great event, the fans, everything that encompasses this event can rival the best of the best on the PGA Tour.
"I'll tell everyone that came, if they are thinking about coming over here, go ahead and book that ticket.
"It's exceeded my expectations. It's a beautiful golf course. To think about the modern day player and technology, it still holds up.
"We're still shooting 17, 18 under par but the thing about this golf course, you have to put it in the right spots to score well. You can't fake it around here. If you hit shots off line, you're going to get penalised for it. It's a beautiful test of golf and I absolutely have loved my entire week here."
Reed's finish is his third top ten in a Rolex Series event and ends a three week run of tournaments on the European Tour.
"To come out, especially in an event I haven't played before, one of the largest events on the European Tour and to have such a large world class field and play the way I did - to really hang in there and have a chance, if not to win the golf tournament, to scare the leaderboard at the end, was always nice," he said.
