2021 Honda Classic: Top 10 power rankings at PGA National

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Mar 1, 2020; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA; Russell Henley lines up a putt on the eighth hole during the final round of the 2020 Honda Classic golf tournament at PGA National (Champion). Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Russell Henley has a sparkling resume at the Honda Classic. The former University of Georgia star debuted at PGA National in 2013 with T-13th (68-71-70-70).

Henley came right back a year later in won (64-68-68-72) while outlasting his fellow Russell, Russell Knox, as well as Rory McIlroy. He’s since made five of six cuts, including T-24th (68-70-74-71) in 2018, T-20th (69-72-70-68) in 2019 and T-8th (70-69-70-69) in 2020.

He grew up playing on Bermuda, so he’s comfortable at a venue like this.

“I think you have to drive it really well and I feel like you have to drive it long,” Henley said of PGA National in 2015 as transcribed by ASAP Sports. “I feel like hitting it long really helps out here and being able to hit it out of the thick rough. I feel like if you hit it a long way and you’re tough, I feel like that’s a good combination for this place.”

Henley comes into the week making three of his last five cuts, including T-11th at the Sony Open. The 31-year-old Georgian is a top tier ball striker. He ranks 20th on the PGA Tour in driving accuracy (67.94%) and sixth in strokes gained approach (.863).

He’s quietly ninth in scoring average (69.953) and rarely has a clunker of a round.

Henley has the ability to rack up birdies quickly. With that said, he’s proven at this tournament he can grind it out, too.

He’s won three PGA tour events and will contend for his fourth and first since 2017.

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