Harris English thinks the Jacksonville Jaguars’ 2026 season will look a lot like the last eight games of 2025, when the team won eight straight to finish 13-4 and take the AFC South. The PGA Tour player, who has become the Jaguars’ most visible fan on tour, said he expects the momentum to carry over after a year that ended with a playoff loss to the Buffalo Bills.
English was at the Jaguars’ Monday night win over Kansas City, at the playoff loss in Buffalo and at training camp practices, watching a team that recovered from blowing a 19-point fourth-quarter lead to the Houston Texans and then turned the season into a run of eight victories in a row. “It’s just how they picked themselves off the mat,” he said of the turnaround. “They could have gone two different ways from that bad loss and they turned it around, took it the other way and started winning a bunch of games, and were super-competitive. It was awesome to see.”
He said he frequently texts with coach Liam Coen about football and golf, and he praised the direction of the organization under Coen, general manager James Gladstone, executive vice-president Tony Boselli and owner Shad Khan. “I love the direction Liam, [general manager James] Gladstone, [executive vice-president Tony] Boselli, obviously the ownership with Shad Khan, they have the right seats on the bus for everybody,” English said.
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The Jaguars are expected to play to a limited capacity of around 43,000 seats at EverBank Stadium before moving to Orlando in 2027, a stretch English said will make the next two years tricky even for a team he believes is moving the right way. “I’m super excited about where they’re doing. With the stadium redo and playing in Orlando the next year it’s going to be a little tough, but they got a good team and they’re going to keep trudging along,” he said.
English’s football loyalty has become part of his profile on the PGA Tour, helped by the fact that he went to high school in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with Jacques McClendon. He also used a Masters week practice round to bring another young player into the mix, inviting reigning U.S. Amateur champion Mason Howell to play with him and Jacob Bridgeman on April 6. Howell, who will enter the University of Georgia next fall, said the outing drew notice. “Being able to play with Harris and Jacob today, obviously two big names... drew a decent-sized crowd,” he said. “Being here at the Masters playing in front of this many people, it’s awesome. Really looking forward to the future because I hope I’m out he.”
Masters week also frames Cameron Smith’s return. The Ponte Vedra Beach resident is making his ninth start in the event after missing the cut last year with a 71-78. Smith’s Masters history includes a tie for second in 2020 behind Dustin Johnson, when he became the first player in Masters history to post four scores in the 60s. Now a member of the LIV Golf League and the 2022 Players champion, Smith said the lack of a LIV event the week before the 2025 Masters left him feeling fresh. “It’s always nice to have a week or two off before a really big week,” he said. “You kind of feel fresh. No matter if the week before was a big event or a small event, you’re still putting all your effort into it and trying to play well. It always takes something out of you. So it’s nice to come in here fresh.”
