PGA Tour Player Billy Horschel Practices with a Service Dog

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PGA Tour player Billy Horschel practices for The Players Championship with a service dog named Mabel, who is training to be a veteran's best furry friend. The K9s for Warriors team had the opportunity to showcase their training during the practice round.

Don’t miss out on these fabulous Insider Deals– Fans were lined up on hole Nos. 17 and 18 at TPC Sawgrass on Tuesday to watch PGA Tour players practice for this The Players Championship . While Billy Horschel was finishing his practice round with the last two holes, he had a friend accompany him.But Mabel is not just any dog. She’s training to one day be a veteran’s best furry friend. “The military means a lot to me,” Horschel said.

“They allow me to go play golf when the men and women are sacrificing themselves.” Mabel and the K9s for Warriors team had the chance to walk inside the ropes with Horschel, a Ponte Vedra Beach resident, during Tuesday’s practice round. “The big benefit of this was getting to see our training in effect,” K9s for Warriors director of procurement and placement Daniel Clavel said. “Getting to see how Mabel would do throughout this. That’s really a testament to what K9s for Warriors is able to do, is train these dogs, get them to this point where they’ll be able to save a life and help a warrior.”“She did pass the test here,” Clavel sai

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