PGA Tour Brunch | Charles Schwab Wrap
PGA Tour Brunch Wrap-Up of '26 Charles Schwab Challenge
FT. WORTH - Russell Henley (Winner/-12) defeated Eric Cole in a playoff to win his sixth PGA TOUR title in his 321st start at the age of 37 years, 1 month, 19 days. Henley improved to 2-1 in playoffs.
In his TOUR playoffs, Henley finished:
2014 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches (defeated Russell Knox, Rory McIlroy, Ryan Palmer)
2022 Sony Open in Hawaii (lost to Hideki Matsuyama)
2026 Charles Schwab Challenge (defeated Eric Cole)
Henley’s PGA TOUR wins (6):
2013 Sony Open in Hawaii
2014 Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches
2017 Texas Children’s Houston Open
2022 World Wide Technology Championship
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard
2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Henley entered the final round three shots back from the lead, birdied his final three holes to tie and force the playoff. He became the second winner of the Charles Schwab Challenge to make birdie or better on the final three holes with the other being Jordan Spieth/2016).
Henley won 500 FedEx Cup points and moved from No. 26 to No. 11 in the FedEx Cup season-long standings.
Note: Due to a programming error, this was not sent out on Monday.
Charles Schwab | Final Leaderboard
P1 Russell Henley* 66 66 69 67 268 (-12)
P2 Eric Cole 67 68 63 70 268 (-12)
T3 Ben Griffin 68 68 68 65 269 (-11)
T3 Alex Smalley 65 67 69 68 269 (-11)
T3 Mac Meissner 66 67 67 69 269 (-11)
*def. Eric Cole with a birdie-3 on the first playoff hole (No. 18)
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What They’re Saying
Henley Steals the Show (Golf Week)
The Charles Schwab Round-Up and Winner’s Shares $ (Yahoo)
Charles Schwab - Overall (PGATourCom)
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Henley’s Golf Bag - Winner’s Bag (Golf Week)
Inside the Field at The Memorial (PGATourCom)
Sentry Back on TOUR with Torrey Pines event sponsorship (Golf Week)
On This Day in Golf History
June 2, 1922 - Charlie Sifford, the first African-American to play on the PGA Tour, was born on this date. He would go on to win the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. Sifford first attempted to play on the Tour in 1952 in Phoenix. He became a member in 1961. Sifford passed away in 2015 at the age of 92. - Courtesy of Randy Walker, Author of On This Day in Golf History, available via Amazon.com and by clicking HERE
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