Russell Henley birdied the first playoff hole with a putt from inside 5 feet to complete a comeback victory in the Charles Schwab Challenge on Sunday in Fort Worth, Texas.
Henley shot 3-under-par 67 with birdies on the final three holes before defeating Eric Cole in the playoff. They were tied at 12-under 268.
Cole failed to convert on a 13-foot putt for birdie before Henley sank the winning putt when the duo played the par-4 No. 18 in the playoff at Colonial Country Club.
Cole, the third-round leader, shot 70 as he was bidding for his first victory on the PGA Tour. He had birdies on the first two holes but didn’t maintain the momentum.
Henley, now a six-time winner on the PGA Tour, won for the first time since the 2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Defending champion Ben Griffin (65), Mac Meisnner (69) and Alex Smalley (68) shared third place at 11 under.
Henley’s round began with an eagle on the par-5 first hole and a birdie on the next hole followed by three consecutive bogeys. He played Nos. 3-9 in 4 over before recovering. His tying birdie putt on No. 18 was from about 16 1/2 feet.
Meissner, playing in the last pairing with Cole, needed a birdie on No. 18 to join the playoff. Instead, his second shot ended up in a bunker and he scrambled for par.
Griffin moved into second place by the midway mark of the round, catapulted by playing the front nine in 5 under. He was even par the rest of the way. Griffin’s 65 matched Steven Fisk for the best round of the day.
J.J. Spaun (70), Gary Woodland (67), Michael Brennan (68) and Colombia’s Nico Echavarria (68) all tied for sixth place at 10 under.
Brennan pulled into a share of the lead by mid-afternoon, but across his final seven holes, he had three bogeys and two birdies.
England’s Jordan Smith, who led at the tournament’s midway mark, finished at 8 under and tied for 13th place after a final-round 68.
