Russell Henley
Height: 6'0" (1.83 m)
Weight: 180 (82 kg)
Age: 34 (April 12, 1989)
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia
Residence: Columbus, Georgia
Family:
Wife, Teil; Robert Russell, Ruth Teil, Jane Edith
Education:
University of Georgia (2011, Consumer Economics)
Special Interests:
Movies, music, all sports
Turned Professional:
2011
City plays from:
Columbus, GA, United States
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2024-25)
Career Victories
PGA TOUR Victories (4):
2013 (1) Sony Open in Hawaii. 2014 (1) The Honda Classic. 2017 (1) Shell Houston Open. 2023 (1) World Wide Technology Championship.Korn Ferry Tour Victories (3):
2011 (1) Stadion Classic at UGA. 2012 (2) Chiquita Classic, Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open Presented by Planters.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
61 - 2019 John Deere Classic (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#1 : 2013 Sony Open in HawaiiCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#27 : 2023 AT&T Byron NelsonCareer Largest Paycheck:
$1,476,000 : 2023 World Wide Technology Championship (Finished 1)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba - Won the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba by four strokes over Brian Harman, earning his fourth PGA TOUR title and first since the 2017 Cadence Bank Houston Open. Led by three strokes after the second round with a 36-hole total of 126 and by five strokes after the third round with a 54-hole total of 191. Improved to 2-for-8 with the 36-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR and 2-for-7 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead. 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. Masters Tournament - Finished T4 at the Masters Tournament, his first career top-10 at the event. Wyndham Championship - Held the outright lead after each of the first two rounds of the Wyndham Championship and went on to finish T2, his fourth consecutive top-10 at the event.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 1 - 1) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 270 | 884 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 91 | 189 | 81 | $26,761,721 | |||
| 2023 | 24 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 6 | 14 | $6,181,782 | |||
| 2022 | 22 | 78 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 45 | $2,837,505 | ||||
| 2021 | 25 | 84 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 56 | $2,545,330 | ||||
| 2020 | 20 | 63 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 56 | $1,195,378 | |||||
| 2019 | 25 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 87 | $1,133,773 | ||||
| 2018 | 23 | 74 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 96 | $1,516,438 | |||||
| 2017 | 27 | 97 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 5 | 13 | $3,413,876 | |||
| 2016 | 25 | 76 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 87 | $1,228,347 | |||||
| 2015 | 24 | 84 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 4 | 63 | $2,110,774 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 12 | 19 | $2,590,493 | |||
| 2013 | 24 | 78 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 44 | $2,008,026 | ||||
| 2011 | 1 (A) | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | 1 (A) | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2023 | T19 | T4 | CUT | T14 | CUT | T17 | |||
| 2022 | T13 | T30 | T60 | CUT | T62 | T60 | |||
| 2021 | CUT | T71 | CUT | T28 | |||||
| 2020 | CNL | T37 | |||||||
| 2019 | CUT | ||||||||
| 2018 | CUT | T15 | T50 | T25 | CUT | T36 | T36 | T58 | |
| 2017 | T35 | T11 | T71 | T27 | T37 | T66 | |||
| 2016 | CUT | T22 | CUT | ||||||
| 2015 | T24 | 21 | T12 | CUT | T20 | T35 | T34 | T17 | T56 |
| 2014 | T17 | T31 | CUT | T60 | CUT | T41 | T47 | ||
| 2013 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T73 | T17 | T27 | T28 | |
| 2011 | T42 | ||||||||
| 2010 | T16 | ||||||||
| FedExCup Playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FedEx St. Jude Championship | Dell Technologies Championship | BMW Championship | TOUR Championship | |
| 2023 | T6 | T8 | T14 | |
| 2022 | CUT | T35 | ||
| 2021 | T56 | T60 | ||
| 2020 | T8 | T25 | ||
| 2019 | T59 | |||
| 2018 | CUT | T58 | ||
| 2017 | T25 | T40 | T47 | T3 |
| 2016 | T48 | CUT | ||
| 2015 | 72 | CUT | T49 | |
| 2014 | T61 | T2 | T59 | 12 |
| 2013 | CUT | T62 | T39 | |
Personal
- Wife, Teil Duncan, is a well-known painter based out of Charleston, South Carolina.
- Is an avid guitar player himself and has played onstage with O.A.R. and Darius Rucker at PGA TOUR events.
- Superstitions include never talking about a score in an upcoming round.
- Bucket list includes skydiving, visiting Italy and winning the Masters.
- Each September, hosts the Five Star Kevin Brown Russell Henley Celebrity Classic in his hometown to benefit the Rescue Mission of Middle Georgia, FCA, and the Macon Volunteer Clinic (www.fivestarcelebrityclassic.com).