Russell Henley won at Arnie’s Place. Now he’s won at Hogan’s Alley.Henley shocked the Charles Schwab Challenge field Sunday with birdies on each of the final three holes to qualify for a playoff, followed by a fourth straight birdie to take home the win.A year ago, Henley’s eagle on the 16th hole at the Arnold Palmer Invitational wrested the title from Collin Morikawa. It felt much the same Sunday at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, the place where legendary Ben Hogan was a member.Henley started the day in a tie for fifth and in the next-to-last group, and vaulted up the leaderboard with an eagle-birdie start. But four bogeys on the rest of the front nine wrecked his momentum, and he was three shots back of leader Eric Cole with three holes to go.Henley made a pair of 15-foot birdie putts and one on No. 18 from 16 feet to get to 12 under par. After a short wait for Cole to finish, the pair went back to the 18th tee box for the playoff.Cole, still seeking his first PGA Tour win, got a huge stroke of luck when his drive found a path through limbs and rolled some 30 yards farther than his shot had in regulation. But Henley, sitting in the fairway with 135 yards to go, hit an approach shot to inside 5 feet.
Russell Henley’s birdie run wins the Charles Schwab Challenge playoff
Henley beat Eric Cole in a playoff, hitting his approach shot inside of 5 feet.








