PGA Tour star Billy Horschel opens up about wifes battle with addiction as she marks 9 years of sobriety

PGA Tour star Billy Horschel and his wife, Brittany, marked nine years of her sobriety on Wednesday, which the golfer described as “a special day in our household.”Horschel, 38, opened up about his wife’s alcohol addiction and her “amazing” transformation since she became sober on May 21, 2016.“9 years sober today for my wife, @britthorschel,” Horschel wrote on X, including a video of him discussing Brittany’s sobriety journey.“Amazing to see the transformation over the last 9 years.

So proud of her!!”Horshel explained it’s “amazing to see” his wife happier since she got sober.“You got to work the process, you gotta stay with it one day at a time, is the motto,” he said.“Seeing the enjoyment, seeing how much happier she is in life — it’s amazing to see.

“The message I try to send every day on this day of the year and to anyone that discusses it with me … it’s truly possible [to get sober] you just have to take that step of saying ‘I’m tired of letting my addiction take over me and I want to get sober,’ and there are people out there who will help you… You’re not alone in this journey.”Brittany sought treatment for alcoholism in 2016.She went public with her addiction in a statement a year later after Horschel won the 2017 AT&T Byron Nelson following a playoff victory over Jason Day.

“‘I am an alcoholic,’” Brittany wrote in her statement. “I say that now without shame.Admitting that to myself, family and friends, has saved my life and my marriage.”She runs a blog, “The Sober Modern Mom.”The couple, who tied the knot in 2010, share three young children: Axel, Skylar and Colbie. They first opened up about her struggles with alcoholism in a joint interview on “Good Morning America” in June 2017.

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