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 - including his career earnings on the PGA Tour - then keep reading to find out.
1. His full name is Russell Chaplin Henley.
2. Henley was born in Macon, Georgia on the April 12, 1989.
3. He went to the University of Georgia which has a prodigious golf program. 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. His 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.
7. He has made over $27.5 million 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 in the past.
Russell Henley with the trophy after the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba
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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 United States. 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. They have two children together called Robert Russell and Ruth Teil.
11. His 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 occurred in the 2023 Masters when he secured a T4 result. He has top-20 finishes in all of the other three Majors.
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.
| Full name | Russell Chaplin Henley |
| Date of birth | April 12, 1989 |
| Born | Macon, Georgia |
| Height | 6ft (1.83 m) |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| PGA Tour wins | 4 |
| Highest OWGR position | 22nd |
| Best Major finish | T4 (2023 Masters) |
| Career earnings | $27,576,179 |
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