On the 72nd hole, he made 25 ft putt for birdie to force playoff against B.J. Staten.
He made par on the first playoff hole to earn the win.
1976
However, he faltered in the final round and shot a 5-over par 76 to finish in a tie for 13th.
Henley won the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba for his first PGA Tour win in five years.
He won by four shots ahead of Brian Harman, hitting a record-equalling score of 23-under par.
At the 2023 Masters Tournament, Henley finished tied for fourth after a final round 70.
This is his best finish in a major.
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Web.com Tour playoff record (2–0)
1989
Russell Chapin Henley (born April 12, 1989) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.
Born in Macon, Georgia, Henley attended Stratford Academy in Macon.
He played college golf for four years at the University of Georgia in Athens.
2003
It was the second-lowest score for a 72-hole tournament in PGA Tour history, two shots behind Tommy Armour III at the Valero Texas Open in 2003.
The win gave Henley an invitation to the Masters and the PGA Championship.
2010
He won the 2010 Haskins Award as the most outstanding collegiate golfer and played in the U.S. Open and tied for the low amateur (with Scott Langley).
He also played in two Nationwide Tour events in 2010: the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational and the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA.
2011
In 2011, Henley won the Stadion Classic at UGA on the Nationwide Tour, only the second amateur to win on that tour; Daniel Summerhays was the first in 2007.
The tournament was played on the University of Georgia's home course.
Henley represented the U.S. that year at the Walker Cup and Palmer Cup competitions.
Henley made his professional debut at the Nationwide Tour's Soboba Golf Classic in September 2011.
A year later, he won the Chiquita Classic, defeating Patrick Cantlay and Morgan Hoffmann in a playoff.
2012
In October 2012, he won his second title of the year at the Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open.
He graduated from the Web.com Tour (formerly the Nationwide Tour), to the PGA Tour, by finishing third on the money list in 2012.
2013
Henley became the first PGA Tour rookie to win his debut in 12 years with a record-setting performance at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2013.
He finished at 256 (–24), breaking the Sony Open scoring record by four shots.
2014
Henley won his second PGA Tour title at the Honda Classic in Florida in March 2014.
In difficult conditions on Sunday, Henley shot a two-over-par round of 72 to make it into a four-man playoff with Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy, and Ryan Palmer.
2017
In April 2017, Henley won his third tour event at the Shell Houston Open in Texas.
He started the round four strokes behind 54-hole leader Kang Sung-hoon.
Henley shot a final round 65 (−7), which included ten birdies and a double-bogey (ninth hole), to win by three shots over runner-up Kang.
With the win, he secured the final spot in the next week's Masters and also a spot into the PGA Championship in August.
At the 2021 U.S. Open, Henley held a share of the lead after the first, second, and third rounds.
2018
At the first playoff hole, the par-five 18th, Henley was the only one of the four players to find the green in two.
Knox, McIlroy and Palmer all failed to get down in two, leaving Henley to hole from three feet for victory.
He climbed into the world's top 50 as a result of this win and qualified for the upcoming Masters.