Russell Henley is still waiting on the major title that has eluded him, but the 36-year-old Georgia alum arrives at us open golf with a résumé that says he belongs near the top of the board. He has two top-five finishes and five top-10s in majors, including a tied-for-fourth finish at the 2023 Masters with a seven-under-par 281.
Henley made his PGA Tour debut in 2013 at age 23 and won the Sony Open in Hawai'i in his first event by three strokes, shooting 24-under-par 256. That total broke the tournament record by four strokes and stood as the second-best 72-hole score in PGA Tour history. More than a decade later, he has four PGA Tour wins, with the most recent coming at the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational, where he held off Collin Morikawa.
The consistency has made Henley one of the United States' better golf talents in recent years, even if Augusta National has not often rewarded him. He has made the weekend there in all but two of his tournament appearances, yet his only real breakthrough at the Masters remains that 2023 run.
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That leaves him in a familiar spot: good enough to matter, accomplished enough to be in the conversation, and still looking for the one result that would change the shape of his career. Henley also made the 2025 Ryder Cup team and debuted in the event, another sign that his game has carried him well beyond one hot week in Hawai'i.
