Dec 2, 2024
Russell Henley betting profile: Hero World Challenge
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Russell Henley hits the links Dec. 5-8 in the 2024 Hero World Challenge at Albany following a fourth-place finish in the TOUR Championship his last time in competition.
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The Hero World Challenge tournament and course info
- Date: Dec. 5-8, 2024
- Location: Albany, BAH
- Course: Albany
- Par: 72 / 7,449 yards
- Purse: $5M
- Previous winner: Scottie Scheffler
At the Hero World Challenge
- This is Henley's first time competing at the Hero World Challenge in the past five years.
- Scottie Scheffler won this tournament in 2023 with a final score of 20-under.
Henley's recent performances
- Henley has finished in the top five twice over his last five appearances.
- Henley has finished with a score lower than the tournament average in four of his last five tournaments, including two finishes within five strokes of the leader.
- He has carded an average score of 7-under over his last five appearances.
- In terms of driving distance, Russell Henley has averaged 300.7 yards in his past five starts.
- In his past five starts, Henley is averaging -1.174 Strokes Gained: Putting.
- In his past five starts, Henley is averaging 1.317 Strokes Gained: Total.
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Henley's advanced stats and rankings
- Henley has put up a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.014 this season (106th on TOUR). His average driving distance (291.3 yards) ranks 164th, while his 73.5% driving accuracy average ranks third.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Henley ranks 33rd on TOUR, putting up an average of 0.343, while he ranks 150th with a Greens in Regulation mark of 64.99%.
- On the greens, Henley's 0.304 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 39th this season, and his 27.90 putts-per-round average ranks seventh.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 164 | 291.3 | 300.7 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 150 | 64.99% | 69.17% |
| Putts Per Round | 7 | 27.90 | 28.4 |
| Par Breakers | 161 | 21.69% | 20.83% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 20 | 12.40% | 10.56% |
Henley's best finishes
- Henley has participated in 19 tournaments this season, and while he hasn't won any of them, he has collected five finishes in the top-five and seven finishes in the top-10.
- In those 19 tournaments, he had a 94.7% success rate in terms of making the cut (18 cuts made).
- Currently, Henley ranks 13th in the FedExCup standings with 1671 points.
Henley's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season Henley's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee mark came at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in August 2024, as he posted a 1.499 mark, which ranked him 19th in the field. He finished 30th in that tournament.
- Henley posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach effort this season at the Valero Texas Open, ranking second in the field at 7.877. In that tournament, he finished fourth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green, Henley's best effort this season was at the Sony Open in Hawaii, where he ranked No. 1 in the field with a mark of 5.338 (he finished fourth in that event).
- At the Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches in February 2024, Henley recorded his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark so far this season (7.147, which ranked third in the field). In that event, he finished 41st.
- Henley recorded his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.154) at the Valero Texas Open (which ranked him fourth in the field). In that event, he finished fourth.
Henley's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 106 | 0.014 | 0.410 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 33 | 0.343 | 1.354 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 21 | 0.289 | 0.726 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 39 | 0.304 | -1.174 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 15 | 0.950 | 1.317 |
Henley's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 8-10 | Grant Thornton Invitational | 13 | 64-70-66 | E | -- |
| January 4-7 | The Sentry | 52 | 69-72-72-68 | -11 | 11 |
| January 11-14 | Sony Open in Hawaii | 4 | 69-66-66-63 | -16 | 123 |
| February 1-4 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | 58 | 72-73-68 | -3 | 8 |
| February 15-18 | The Genesis Invitational | 24 | 70-69-69-71 | -5 | 65 |
| February 29 - March 3 | Cognizant Classic in The Palm Beaches | 41 | 71-69-65-72 | -7 | 13 |
| March 7-10 | Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard | 4 | 68-69-72-72 | -7 | 313 |
| March 14-17 | THE PLAYERS Championship | MC | 73-73 | +2 | -- |
| April 4-7 | Valero Texas Open | 4 | 69-69-71-69 | -10 | 135 |
| April 11-14 | Masters Tournament | 38 | 73-77-74-71 | +7 | 20 |
| April 18-21 | RBC Heritage | 12 | 67-69-69-68 | -11 | 136 |
| May 9-12 | Wells Fargo Championship | 10 | 68-73-73-67 | -3 | 165 |
| May 16-19 | PGA Championship | 23 | 70-69-66-69 | -10 | 80 |
| June 6-9 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 27 | 73-71-74-75 | +5 | 53 |
| June 13-16 | U.S. Open | 7 | 70-70-72-67 | -1 | 238 |
| June 20-23 | Travelers Championship | 48 | 70-73-67-65 | -5 | 13 |
| July 18-20 | The Open Championship | 5 | 69-75-66-69 | -5 | 300 |
| August 15-18 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 30 | 68-68-73-66 | -5 | 106 |
| August 22-25 | BMW Championship | 22 | 70-71-70-73 | -4 | 156 |
| August 29 - September 1 | TOUR Championship | 4 | 67-71-67-62 | -17 | 0 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Henley as of the start of the Hero World Challenge.
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