Russell Henley

Henley played college golf for four years at the University of Georgia, winning the 2010 Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate player. In 2011, he won the Korn Ferry Tour's Stadion Classic on his home course, becoming just the second amateur to win a Korn Ferry Tour event. He also won the Brickyard Intercollegiate in 2009 and 2010. As a member of the Georgia golf team, he was a medalist at the 2010 Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship and the 2010 NCAA Division I South Central Regional.
Also won the Georgia State Amateur in 2008 and 2009. He was the nation's top-ranked collegiate player in 2009 and 2010. Competed in the 2010 Porter Cup, going 3-1 in his four matches, then played at the 2011 Walker Cup, going 1-2 on the losing American team. One of 10 semifinalists for the Ben Hogan Award in 2010 and was named a first-team All-America selection and SEC Player of the Year in 2010.
2012 Korn Ferry Tour Summary: Tournaments Entered - 26; Rounds Played - 86; In Money - 17; Top-10 Finishes - 7; Scoring Average - 69.40 (Rank 1st); Money - $40,166 (Rank 3rd); Best Finishes: 1st, Chiquita Classic, Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open. With his third-place finish on the money list, he earned his PGA Tour card for 2013. Joined Casey Wittenberg and Luke Guthrie as the only players to top the $400,000 mark in earnings.
2013 Notes: Henley won the Sony Open in Hawaii in his third start on the PGA Tour and first as a professional. He joined Seve Ballesteros as the only player to win in his third official PGA Tour start. Only Jim Benepe had a greater feat, winning the 1988 Western Open in his first PGA Tour start. Henley added a T-6th at the RBC Heritage and Memorial. Finished the year 44th in the FedExCup standings and 33rd on the money list.
2014 Notes: He had a slow start to his year. After missing the cut in three of his four starts in the calendar year (Farmers, Phoenix, and Northern Trust), he got hot at the Honda Classic and found himself in a playoff with three others. Birdied the first extra hole at PGA National to claim his second career PGA Tour victory over Russell Knox, Ryan Palmer, and 2012 Honda Classic champion Rory McIlroy. Recorded one other top-10 before the FedExCup Playoffs, a T-7th at the Shell Houston Open, where he shot 8-under par. Followed up a T-61st at the Barclays with a T-2nd at the Deutsche Bank after leading going into the final round. Finished the playoffs with a T-59th at the BMW Championship and 12th at the Tour Championship to place 19th in the FedExCup standings and 31st on the money list.
2015 Notes: Played 24 events and made 20 cuts, with four top-10s. Was 63rd in the FedExCup standings and 39th on the money list. Finished T-4th in his first start of the season at the McGladrey Classic. The week was highlighted by a second-round 63 (equaling his best round on the PGA Tour). At the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, he finished T-3rd, one shot out of the playoff. Placed 4th at the Shell Houston Open, two behind winner J.B. Holmes. Made nine birdies in the final round of the Greenbrier Classic to post a seven-under 63 and claim fifth place, just one shot out of the four-man playoff.
2016 Notes: Started the year T-41st at Safeway, followed by a 10th-place finish at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, then a T-6th at the RSM Classic. His best finish was T-5th at the Shell Houston Open, four shots behind winner Jim Herman. His T-7th at the FedEx St. Jude Classic secured his spot at Royal Troon, thanks to a closing 67. Missed the cut at the Open Championship. Finished the year with four top-10 finishes in 25 starts. He was 87th in the FedExCup standings and 85th on the money list.
2017 Notes: His Shell Houston Open victory was the third PGA Tour win of his career. He was the only player in the field to fire four sub-70 rounds. His final-round 65 was the low round of the day and gave him a three-shot win over Sung Kang. With the victory, Henley earned a last-minute spot at the Masters, where he finished T-11th. After that, he did not have a top-25 until he finished T-5th at the Greenbrier Classic, three shots behind winner Xander Schauffele. Made it through all four FedExCup playoff events and finished T-3rd at the Tour Championship. Finished a career-best 13th in the FedExCup standings.
2018 Notes: Played in 23 PGA Tour events, making 16 cuts with three top-ten finishes. Was 96th in the FedExCup standings. Was T-8th at the Houston Open and T-6th at the Travelers Championship, four shots back of winner Bubba Watson. Was 10th at the Military Tribute at the Greenbrier. In the FedExCup Playoffs, missed the cut at the Northern Trust and T-58th at the Dell Technologies Championship.
2019 Notes: Played in 25 PGA Tour events, making 13 cuts with one top-ten finish. Was 87th in the FedExCup standings. Shot 61 in the final round of the John Deere Classic to finish 2nd, two shots back of winner Dylan Frittelli. The 61 just about saved his season. Henley entered the week 165th in the FedExCup standings and left 83rd. His next start was T-15th in the Barracuda Championship. In the FedExCup Playoffs, was T-59th in the Northern Trust.
2020 Notes: Played in 20 PGA Tour events, making 13 cuts with four top-ten finishes. Was 56th on the FedExCup points list. In his last start before the COVID-19 break was T-8th in the Honda Classic. Was T-7th at the Workday Charity Open. With a final-round 65, finished T-9th at the Wyndham Championship. Next week in the FedExCup playoffs was T-8th at the Northern Trust and T-25th at the BMW Championship.
2021 Notes: Played in 25 PGA Tour events, making 19 cuts with five top-ten finishes. Was 56th in the FedExCup standings. T-3rd at the CJ Cup@Shadow Creek. Held the 54-hole lead, shot 70 in the final round but lost by three shots when winner Jason Kokrak shot a final-round 64. Next week was T-4th at the Zozo Championship, four shots back of winner Patrick Cantlay. He was T-3rd at the Honda Classic, six shots back of winner Matt Jones. T-9th at the RBC Heritage. Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open in June before finishing T-13th. Became the third player since 2000 to be in the lead or share the lead in each of the first three rounds of the U.S. Open and not go on to win, joining Phil Mickelson (2013) and Dustin Johnson (2018). Held the outright lead after each of the first three rounds of the Wyndham Championship before shooting a 1-over 71 in the final round with a bogey at the 72nd hole to miss the six-man playoff by a shot and finish T-7th. In the FedExCup playoffs was T-56th at the Northern Trust and T-60th at the BMW Championship.
2022 Notes: Played in 22 PGA Tour events, making 19 cuts with four top-ten finishes. Was 45th in the FedExCup standings. Held a share of the first-round lead at the Houston Open before shooting a final-round 70 to finish T-7th, five shots back of winner Jason Kokrak. Held the 54-hole lead at the Sony Open in Hawaii, shot a final-round 70, and was caught when Hideki Matsuyama shot a final-round 63 and beat Henley with an eagle on the first playoff hole. With the finish, he jumped up to 40th on the Official World Ranking, allowing him to play in the WGC-Dell Match Play and the Masters. Finished T-60th at the WGC-Dell Match Play and T-30th at the Masters. Also played in the PGA Championship, finishing T-60th, and missed the cut at the U.S. Open. He was T-10th at the Rocket Mortgage. In the FedExCup playoffs, missed the cut at the FedEx St. Jude and was T-35th at the BMW Championship.
2023 Notes: Played in 25 PGA Tour events, making 19 cuts with five top-ten finishes. Was 14th in the FedExCup standings. Won the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba by four shots over Brian Harman, earning his fourth PGA Tour title and first since the 2017 Cadence Bank Houston Open. Along with Brian Harman, was a part of the first pair from the same college to win and finish runner-up at the same PGA Tour event since Patrick Reed and Henrik Norlander (Augusta University) at the 2021 Farmers Insurance Open. Finished T-4th at the Masters five shots back of winner Jon Rahm. It was Henley's 33rd major start and his first top-ten in a major. Was T-2nd at the Wyndham Championship, two shots back of winner Lucas Glover. In the FedExCup playoffs was T-6th at the FedEx St. Jude, T-8th at the BMW Championship, and T-14th at the Tour Championship.
2024 Notes: Was T-4th at the Sony Open in Hawaii and Arnold Palmer Invitational and then 4th at the Valero Texas Open. He shot a final round 67 to finish T-7th at the U.S. Open.