Golf Channel · Jul 21, 2023
Billy Horschel helps remove 'Just Stop Oil' protester Friday at The Open
HOYLAKE, England – Billy Horschel helped R&A security officials remove a protestor from the 17th green during Friday’s second round of The Open Championship.
Three protestors from “Just Stop Oil” disrupted play early Friday with a smoke flare and orange powder. The group tweeted: “Three Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted The British Open - they demand that the UK government halts all new oil and gas projects.”
Horschel declined to comment on the incident, but video shows him assisting security guards remove a female protester from the green. Two men and two women were arrested at the scene on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage and public nuisance, SkySports reported.