Russell Henley betting profile: Wells Fargo Championship
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Russell Henley hits the links May 9-12 in the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club following a 12th-place finish in the RBC Heritage in Hilton Head Island, SC, his last time in competition.
The Wells Fargo Championship tournament and course info
- Date: May 9-12, 2024
- Location: Charlotte, NC
- Course: Quail Hollow Club
- Par: 71 / 7,558 yards
- Purse: $20M
- Previous winner: Wyndham Clark
At the Wells Fargo Championship
- Over his last four trips to the Wells Fargo Championship, Henley has an average score of +7, with an average finish of 57th.
- Henley finished 41st (with a score of +5) in his most recent go-round at the Wells Fargo Championship (in 2022).
- Wyndham Clark won this tournament in 2023 with numbers of 2.766 in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee (11th in field), 8.202 in SG: Approach the Green (first), and 7.461 in SG: Putting (third).
- Clark averaged 321.1 yards off the tee (19th in field), had a greens in regulation percentage of % (), and attempted 28.25 putts per round (21st) in that victory a year ago.
Henley's recent history at the Wells Fargo Championship
| Date | Result | Round Scores | To Par |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5/5/2022 | 41 | 68-72-74-71 | +5 |
| 5/6/2021 | 72 | 74-70-74-75 | +9 |
| 5/2/2019 | MC | 71-75 | +4 |
Henley's recent performances
- Over his last five events, Henley has finished in the top five twice.
- In the last five times he's played a tournament, he has made the cut four times.
- Over his last five tournaments, Henley has carded a score that's better than average in three of those outings.
- He has an average score of -5 across his last five events.
- Off the tee, Russell Henley has averaged 287.0 yards in his past five tournaments.
- Henley is averaging 1.443 in terms of Strokes Gained: Putting in his past five tournaments.
- Looking at Strokes Gained: Total, Henley has an average of 5.449 in his past five tournaments.
Henley's advanced stats and rankings
- Henley has delivered a Strokes Gained: Off the Tee average of 0.072 this season (84th on TOUR). His average driving distance (286.3 yards) ranks 168th, while his 74% driving accuracy average ranks ninth.
- In terms of Strokes Gained: Approach, Henley ranks 61st on TOUR with a round-by-round average of 0.217. Additionally, he ranks first with a Greens in Regulation mark of %.
- On the greens, Henley's 0.311 Strokes Gained: Putting mark ranks 43rd this season, and his putts-per-round average ranks first.
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Driving Distance | 168 | 286.3 | 287.0 |
| Greens in Regulation % | 1 | % | 61.11% |
| Putts Per Round | 1 | 27.6 | |
| Par Breakers | 1 | % | 20.37% |
| Bogey Avoidance | 1 | % | 12.65% |
Henley's best finishes
- Henley hasn't won any of the 10 tournaments he has played this season, though he has collected three top-five finishes.
- In those 10 events, he made the cut nine times, a success rate of 90%.
- Henley, who has 823 points, currently sits 26th in the FedExCup standings.
Henley's best Strokes Gained performances
- This season, Henley's best Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee effort came at the RBC Heritage in April 2024, as he ranked 19th in the field with a mark of 1.340.
- Henley posted his best Strokes Gained: Approach performance 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 in January 2024 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 posted his best Strokes Gained: Putting mark this season (7.147), which ranked third in the field.
- Henley delivered his best Strokes Gained: Total mark this season (11.154) at the Valero Texas Open in April 2024, a performance that ranked him fourth in the field.
Henley's Strokes Gained rankings
| Category | Overall TOUR Rank | Overall | Last 5 Starts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee | 84 | 0.072 | 0.605 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Approach the Green | 61 | 0.217 | 2.336 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Around the Green | 29 | 0.305 | 1.064 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Putting | 43 | 0.311 | 1.443 |
| Average Strokes Gained: Total | 19 | 0.906 | 5.449 |
Henley's past results
| Date | Tournament Name | Result | Round Scores | To Par | FedExCup Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18-21 | PGA Championship | MC | 73-74 | +7 | -- |
| May 25-28 | Charles Schwab Challenge | 16 | 68-71-69-70 | -2 | 49 |
| June 1-4 | the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday | 16 | 74-71-68-75 | E | 51 |
| June 15-18 | U.S. Open | 14 | 71-71-68-68 | -2 | 61 |
| June 22-25 | Travelers Championship | 19 | 69-65-69-63 | -14 | 43 |
| July 6-9 | John Deere Classic | 35 | 69-68-70-67 | -10 | 18 |
| July 20-22 | The Open Championship | MC | 73-76 | +7 | -- |
| August 3-6 | Wyndham Championship | 2 | 62-66-65-69 | -18 | 245 |
| August 10-13 | FedEx St. Jude Championship | 6 | 67-68-67-67 | -11 | 323 |
| August 17-20 | BMW Championship | 8 | 69-69-70-63 | -9 | 330 |
| August 24-27 | TOUR Championship | 14 | 65-71-72-66 | -6 | -- |
| November 16-19 | The RSM Classic | 13 | 72-66-65-62 | -17 | -- |
| 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 |
All stats in this article are accurate for Henley as of the start of the Wells Fargo Championship.
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