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#71: Billy Hurley III - Navy Veteran, professional golfer

#71: Billy Hurley III - Navy Veteran, professional golfer

FromBorne the Battle


#71: Billy Hurley III - Navy Veteran, professional golfer

FromBorne the Battle

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Length:
29 minutes
Released:
Dec 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

We've featured a handful of Veterans from professional sports on this podcast including an NFL player, an NCAA coach, and an NWSL goalie. This week we add a golfer to that list. Navy Veteran Billy Hurley is the only military Veteran currently listed on the PGA tour. Hurley is a 2004 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Quantitative Economics. He also was named Academic All-American. He was commissioned an Ensign in the United States Navy in 2004, rising to the rank of Lieutenant. After his graduation from the academy, he was assigned to the USS Gettysburg, a guided-missile cruiser based in Mayport, Florida, where he was a combat electronic division officer and on the USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93) in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He had an extended deployment in the Persian Gulf, where he held the position of guided missile destroyer's force protection assistant. He left the Navy to pursue a career in golf and has successfully made it onto the PGA tour. Billy will talk to us about his military service, pursuing golf, and how his military career has contributed to his success as a golfer.
Released:
Dec 27, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Hosted by Tanner Iskra, Borne the Battle recognizes each battle, challenge, and sacrifice our Veterans endure during and after their service, as well as spotlighting important resources, offices, and benefits VA offers our Veterans.