VIRGINIA WATER, England (AP) -- Billy Horschel became the first American golfer to win the BMW PGA Championship twice when he holed a brilliant eagle to beat four-time major winner Rory McIlroy in a playoff on Sunday.

McIlroy three-putted the 71st hole last week at the Irish Open and missed an eagle attempt on the 18th to lose by a shot to Rasmus Hojgaard. This week’s result was a little easier to swallow, because it was at the hands of an eagle, but still, it’s been a difficult stretch.

Billy Horschel couldn’t help but feel a little guilty. He was just seconds removed from canning a 35-footer for eagle to win the BMW PGA Championship in a playoff, his second time capturing the DP World Tour’s flagship event and at the expense of Rory McIlroy, who for the fourth time this year was exiting with a runner-up finish.