Russell Henley

Pos: G
Status: Active
FPTS 30 35 41 46 52 57 63 68 74 79 SAL $7.1K $7.4K $7.8K $8.1K $8.5K $8.8K $9.2K $9.5K $9.9K $10.2K
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  • SAL: $7.7K
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02/29 03/07 03/14 04/04 04/11 04/18 05/09 05/16 06/06 06/13 06/20 07/18 08/15 08/22 08/29
Date Opp DKSAL FDSAL DKFPTS FDFPTS strokes b2bbird position bir5plus dbe hio eag bir3plus bir bir4 par wdq bog stklength dbo bounceback wdbo bir4plus stk bir5 stkhole bir3 noboground a4u70
2024-08-28 @ $7.4K $8.6K 60.5 68.7 205 20 13 1 4 0 0 1 13 0 36 0 5 18 0 2 0 1 4 3 24 0 0 0
2024-08-21 @ $9.1K $9.5K 56.5 55.8 211 18 9 1 4 0 0 1 11 0 37 0 6 18 0 2 0 1 2 1 20 0 0 0
2024-08-14 @ $9K $10.3K 39.5 36.8 209 18 45 1 4 0 0 1 7 0 41 0 6 18 0 0 0 1 2 1 20 0 0 0
2024-07-17 @ $6.7K $8.8K 79 80.1 279 4 5 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 53 0 7 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 1 0
2024-06-19 @ $8.6K $9.9K 39 36.4 210 18 61 1 4 0 0 1 8 0 38 0 8 18 0 0 0 1 2 1 20 0 0 0
2024-06-12 @ $6.9K $9.2K 71.5 72.4 279 2 7 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 42 0 13 2 1 2 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 0
2024-06-05 @ $8K $9.7K 40 34 218 18 30 1 4 0 0 1 8 0 36 0 10 18 0 2 0 1 2 1 20 0 0 0
2024-05-15 @ $7.3K $8.7K 62.5 64.1 205 20 19 1 4 0 0 2 13 0 36 0 5 18 0 0 0 1 3 2 23 0 0 0
2024-05-08 @ $8.3K $9.8K 46 43.2 214 19 29 1 4 0 0 1 11 0 32 0 10 18 1 3 0 1 3 2 22 0 0 0
2024-04-17 @ $8.1K $9.3K 58.5 62 205 18 21 1 4 0 0 1 11 0 40 0 3 18 0 1 0 1 2 1 20 0 1 0
2024-04-10 @ $7.2K $8.8K 34 26.8 224 19 45 1 4 0 0 1 9 0 29 0 15 18 1 4 0 1 3 1 22 0 0 0
2024-04-03 @ $8.2K $10K 71.5 73.6 209 19 4 1 4 0 0 1 14 0 34 0 5 18 1 0 0 1 3 3 22 0 0 0
2024-03-13 @ $8.6K $9.5K 24 20.3 146 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 25 0 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024-03-06 @ $8K $9.4K 72.5 69.6 209 19 4 1 4 0 0 2 13 0 35 0 6 18 0 2 0 1 2 2 21 0 0 0
2024-02-28 @ $10.2K $11.4K 71 74.7 205 25 11 1 4 0 0 3 16 1 30 0 8 18 0 1 0 3 5 3 30 0 0 0
2024-02-14 @ $7.7K $9.4K 54.5 52.1 208 17 20 1 4 0 1 1 8 0 40 0 5 18 0 1 0 1 1 1 18 0 0 0
2024-01-31 @ $7.8K $9.8K 45 47.7 213 18 58 1 4 0 0 1 10 0 37 0 7 18 0 2 0 1 2 2 20 0 0 0
2024-01-10 @ $9.6K $11.6K 64.5 73 201 21 13 1 4 0 0 1 15 0 33 0 6 18 0 2 0 1 5 3 26 0 0 0
2024-01-03 @ $7.7K $9.6K 58.5 57.3 213 20 50 1 3 0 0 2 14 0 33 0 6 18 1 2 0 1 3 2 23 0 0 0
2023-11-15 @ $9.7K $11.6K 37 41.8 138 17 61 1 4 0 0 1 8 0 24 0 4 18 0 0 0 1 1 2 18 0 1 0
2023-08-23 @ $8.3K $9.6K 84.5 82.7 274 3 14 0 0 0 1 1 18 0 41 0 10 3 2 2 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 0
2023-08-16 @ $8.2K $10K 83 82.1 271 4 8 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 48 0 6 3 1 0 0 0 3 1 7 0 0 0
2023-08-09 @ $7.8K $9.9K 101.5 94.8 269 8 6 0 0 0 0 3 19 0 45 0 8 3 0 2 0 0 5 2 13 1 0 1
2023-08-02 @ $10.2K $11.6K 119 121.6 262 5 2 0 0 0 1 0 21 0 45 0 5 2 0 0 0 0 5 3 10 0 1 1
2023-07-19 @ $7.4K $9K 16 10.9 149 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 24 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2023-07-05 @ $10.4K $11.8K 18 17.3 69 18 41 1 4 0 0 1 4 0 12 0 2 18 0 1 0 1 2 1 20 0 0 0
2023-06-21 @ $7.8K $9.5K 98.5 99.4 266 6 19 0 0 0 1 1 20 0 43 0 8 4 0 1 0 1 4 2 10 0 0 1
2023-06-14 @ $7.1K $9.4K 65.5 64.7 278 2 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 47 0 10 2 1 2 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0
2023-05-31 @ $7.9K $9.5K 63 63 213 20 14 1 4 0 0 2 14 0 29 0 11 18 0 1 0 1 3 2 23 0 1 0
2023-05-24 @ $8.8K $10.4K 59.5 57.3 278 1 16 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 52 0 9 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2023-05-17 @ $7.3K $8.6K 14 9.7 147 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-04-12 @ $7.8K $9.4K 62 74.1 204 21 16 1 4 0 0 1 12 0 39 0 3 18 0 0 0 1 5 3 26 0 1 0
2023-04-05 @ $3.8K $7.8K 54 57.2 176 10 8 1 2 0 0 1 10 0 30 0 4 9 1 0 0 1 3 2 13 0 1 0
2023-03-08 @ $3.8K $9.4K 80 84.5 282 6 19 0 0 0 0 1 20 0 38 0 14 3 0 3 0 0 5 2 11 0 0 0
2023-03-01 @ $7.1K $8.6K 53 46.7 290 1 53 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 48 0 10 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0
2023-02-15 @ $7.4K $9.1K 21 17.8 144 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 29 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023-02-08 @ $7.4K $9.2K 29 26.8 145 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 20 0 8 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 4 0 0 0
2023-01-11 @ $9.8K $11.3K 55.5 60.7 203 18 32 1 4 0 0 1 13 0 35 0 6 18 0 1 0 1 2 3 20 0 0 0
2023-01-04 @ $7.7K $8.7K 63 62.9 210 21 29 1 3 0 0 2 14 0 35 0 5 18 0 2 0 1 4 2 25 0 0 0
2022-11-09 @ $10K $11.3K 28 27.1 142 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 22 0 8 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0
2022-11-02 @ $8.4K $9.9K 130 137.2 191 27 1 1 4 0 0 3 22 0 32 0 0 18 0 0 0 2 7 4 34 0 3 0
2022-10-19 @ $7.3K $9.1K 49.5 50 211 21 38 1 4 0 0 1 12 0 33 0 8 18 1 3 0 1 5 2 26 0 0 0
2022-09-28 @ $10.1K $11.7K 21 16 148 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 26 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Russell Henley Daily Fantasy News, Rankings, Projections

Best Iron Player Since the Restart isn't who you Think

I ultimately expect Henley to be popular this week, but we currently have him projected for lower ownership than Joaquin Niemann, Bubba Watson, Gary Woodland, and Ian Poulter. We’ll have to check back late Wednesday to see if that ultimately holds. Regardless, it’s hard not to like his upside. Even in this stacked field, he’s first in strokes gained on approach, second in bogey avoidance, and eighth in strokes gained around the green. He has gained strokes with his irons in eight straight events (+36 strokes during that stretch) and has gained strokes around the green in seven straight events (+12 strokes during that stretch). If he can hit fairways this week, he will be firing at these pins and will give himself plenty of birdie opportunities. He’s posted four straight top 30 finishes and has historically been a very streaky golfer. I like his chances to keep it going this week.

Russell Henley is looks to build on an excellent course history

In a week in which there is really not a ton to love in terms of top-end spends, Russell Henley is a golfer you can look to lean on due to a really strong course history. In his last five starts as the Houston Open, Henley has gained 57 shots tee to green. In addition to his win, Henley has 4 top 8 or better finishes at this course. One of the more impressive things about Henley is how consistent his play has been at this event over the last five seasons. In his last 20 rounds at The Golf Club of Huston, Henley is a combined 66 under par and with only 4 of those rounds at 71 or better ( par 72) this former champ makes for a great start in all formats this week.

Sneaky Upside

There is no doubt that his form has been underwhelming thus far in 2019, but the overall skill set and upside are still there. Henley is a past champion of this event, and he still ranks inside the top 50 on Tour in ball striking despite his shaky start to the season. He sometimes tends to pop in these weaker field events, and I have more interest in Henley given the fact that the field is weaker here in 2019. The high price tag on DraftKings is a bit uncomfortable, but that will only serve to keep ownership down. He has looked better over his last three events outside of one bad round at Pebble Beach, and there’s sneaky upside here. Shhhhhh.

Elite Talent Flying Under the Radar

Henley is a big name that is getting overlooked this week. The DFS community tends to play Henley at a handful of events and they tend to avoid him the rest of the time. In a weak field, he sticks out like a sore thumb from a talent perspective. He’s ranked ninth in this field in strokes gained approach and tenth in proximity. He didn’t have a great finish to last season, but he does have a strong track record in the fall throughout his career. I’m hoping the talent wins out here.

Warm Up That Flat Stick

If a tournament forecasts to be a birdie fest, I don’t mind grabbing some shares of Henley. He pops off the page for me statistically this week, with fantastic ranks in total driving (29th), ball striking (24th), and strokes gained putting (46th). He is always capable of heating up with the flat stick, and he rebounded with a couple decent rounds after a bad start at the PGA Championship last week. His lackluster performances in the majors might keep his ownership in check a bit, but this is the perfect time to pounce. There’s winning upside if his putter gets going, and I like him as a solid pick for a top ten this week.

A Horse for the Course

The form is quietly starting to turn around, as he had a sixth place finish in his last start, and this is the perfect golf course for his game — especially if he can get the flat stick rolling. He owns back-to-back top five finishes at this event, as well. When he is a horse for a course, Henley tends to play very well, and when you combine that with his current form, he is one of my favorite selections of the week. The price tag on FanDuel is ridiculously cheap, so he is a borderline must play for me in all formats over there, but I like him on all sites.

Heavy rain has delayed the start of the round one for The Houston Open

As expected heavy storms blew through the Houston area last night. The PGA tour will delay the start of round one by two hours. At the time of this post, DraftKings is the only site to add additional time to roster lock. The PGA Tour media originally added just a one-hour delay, but soon came back with news that tee times would be delayed an additional hour. First-round tee times are now set to start at 10:20 est and for now DraftKings has rosters set to lock at the same time. We will update with more information when it becomes available.

Weather update for The Sentry Tournament of Champions

With only 34 players in this week's field, tee times are condensed in such a manner that it's impossible to gain an edge by using weather in relation to starting time. All players will start on the first tee this week, and with only a two hour and forty minute gap between the first and the last tee time, there should not be any weather advantages this week. That being said we can look at the type of weather predicted this week. In his report, Roth calls for winds to reach the 15 to 20 mph range for the majority of the week. Even though Hawaii is beautiful this time of year, the wind is something that we can expect on this Island paradise. The direction of this wind could be key this week, as for now it appears that the majority of wind will come in from the east and possibly could come out of the northeast as well. If this holds true due to the layout of the course, the wind might actually favor a shorter hitter. And while the wind direction might not be reliable enough to predict, there is one thing we can look to exploit if it is, in fact, blowing hard this week in Hawaii. Good putters have an edge on the course in general, and windy conditions tend to magnify this edge. One really cool stat about this week to take into consideration is that since 1999 the eventual winner of this event has finished no worse than 4th in putts per round. Good putting is a must this week, and with the wind predicted to blow it's not a bad idea to give a bump to players who can roll the rock.

Russell Henley continues to fly under the radar

With only 30 players in this week's field, roster differentiation will be a very hard task. As the process of leaving money on the table becomes more of a mainstream idea, we must learn to look at projected ownership numbers to help find for possible pivot plays. An early look at The RotoGrinders Projected Ownership tool reveals that Russell Henley is trending as a possible low owend option for this weeks event. Currently 27th in the FedEx Cup standings, Henley prepares to play in his second Tour Championship. WIth a large majority of his points coming via a win at this year's Houston Open, Henley played well enough towards the end of this season to maintain his spot in the top 30. In his last 4 starts, Henley has not garnished an ownership higher than 5%. While it's unlikely to see an ownership number below 5% on any one player this week, it is very reasonable to think that the public perception on Henley will remain the same for the Tour Championship. In his one previous attempt at East Lake Henley posted a very solid 12th place finish. Scoring will be very tight this week, and Henley is very capable of posting the type of finish needed to help differentiate your lineups. While a win is unlikely, a top 10 finish by Henley this week would go a long way in terms of making him a great GPP option.

Russell Henley riding good form and best tee time, pairing for The Masters

Russell Henley won his way into The Masters by taking first place last week at the Shell Houston Open. He's been trending up and cracked the top-10 at the Valspar Championship with a T9 finish four weeks ago. Russell has course history at Augusta National going 21-T31-CUT in his first three tries from 2013 through 2015. But perhaps the most intriguing reason to play Henley this week is his tee time and pairing. Henley is in the first pairing scheduled to tee off at 8:00 AM Thursday morning. It is the only pairing (barring WDs) scheduled with only two golfers. This pairing should play at a fairly brisk pace, certainly faster that all the other pairings consisting of three golfers. Henley's pairing partner is Daniel Summerhays. Henley and Summerhays have the best shot of completing the first round before the heaviest winds set in.