Who Is Russell Henley? 18 Facts You Didn't Know About The PGA Tour Player
Get to know professional golfer Russell Henley a little better with these facts about his life and career in the game so far...


Russell Henley is one of the most consistent golfers in the men's game, yet he is arguably not as well-known as many other players on tour. If you want to know a little bit more about him, keep reading to find out.
Russell Henley Facts
1. His full name is Russell Chaplin Henley.
2. Henley was born in Macon, Georgia on 12 April 1989.
3. He went to the University of Georgia, which has a prestigious golf program. There, he studied Consumer Economics and graduated in 2011.
4. In 2010, Henley won the Fred Haskins Award as the nation's most outstanding collegiate golfer.
5. For the 2009-2010 season, he was named Georgia's Student-Athlete of the year after helping the Georgia Bulldogs win the SEC title in his junior and senior years. He claimed medalist honors as a junior.
6. Henley's four PGA Tour victories arrived at the 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii, 2014 Honda Classic, 2017 Shell Houston Open and 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba.
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7. By March 2025, he had made over $33m in official PGA Tour career earnings.
8. The American is an avid guitar player and has played onstage with O.A.R. and Darius Rucker at PGA Tour events.
9. Henley currently resides on Kiawah Island in South Carolina, a resort which famously has the Ocean Course, one of the hardest golf courses in the US. It has played host to a Ryder Cup and two PGA Championships.
10. His wife, Teil Duncan, is a well-known painter based out of Charleston, South Carolina. The couple have two children together called Robert Russell and Ruth Teil.
Russell Henley with the trophy after the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
11. Henley's bucket list includes skydiving, visiting Italy and winning The Masters.
12. Henley's superstitions include never talking about a score in an upcoming round.
13. He established the Kevin Brown Celebrity Classic Golf Tournament to benefit the Macon Rescue Mission and FCA, which gives medical care to those in need in his hometown.
14. His best finish at a Major was T4th in the 2023 Masters. He also has top-10 finishes in the US Open and The Open.
Henley (left) was a part of Team USA at the 2024 Presidents Cup
15. Henley represented the US in the 2011 Walker Cup.
16. He graduated from the Web.com Tour (now the Korn Ferry Tour) by finishing third on the money list in 2012.
17. He represented the US in the 2024 Presidents Cup at Royal Montreal Golf Club, where he scored three points as his team beat the Internationals.
18. In 2024, Henley was 15th on the PGA Tour in SG: Total thanks to supreme accuracy with the driver (9th - Driving Accuracy) and stellar putting (8th - Putting Average).
Russell Henley Bio
Full name | Russell Chaplin Henley |
Born | April 12, 1989 - Macon, Georgia |
Height | 6ft (1.83 m) |
College | University of Georgia |
Turned Pro | 2011 |
Pro Wins | 7 |
Highest OWGR | 12th |
Best Major Finish | T4th (2023 Masters) |
Russell Henley Professional Wins
Tour | Event | Winning Score |
Web.com Tour | 2011 Stadion Classic at UGA (as an amateur) | -12 (two strokes) |
Web.com Tour | 2012 Chiquita Classic | -22 (playoff - Patrick Cantlay, Morgan Hoffman) |
Web.com Tour | 2012 Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open | -10 (playoff - B.J. Staten) |
PGA Tour | 2013 Sony Open | -24 (three strokes) |
PGA Tour | 2014 Honda Classic | -8 (playoff - Rory McIlroy, Russell Knox, Ryan Palmer) |
PGA Tour | 2017 Houston Open | -20 (three strokes) |
PGA Tour | 2022 World Wide Technology Championship | -23 (four strokes) |

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. During his time with Golf Monthly, Jonny has interviewed several stars of the game, including Robert MacIntyre, Ian Poulter, Lee Westwood, and Joaquin Niemann. An improving golfer himself, Jonny enjoys learning as much about the game as he can and recently reached his Handicap goal of 18 for the first time. He attended both the 150th and 151st Open Championships and dreams of attending The Masters one day.
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