Harris English
| Harris English | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 23, 1989 Valdosta, Georgia |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Sea Island, Georgia |
| Spouse | Helen Marie Bowers (m. 2017) |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 2011 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Highest ranking | 10 (July 18, 2021)[1] (as of October 27, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 4 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 3 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T21: 2021 |
| PGA Championship | T18: 2024 |
| U.S. Open | 3rd: 2021 |
| The Open Championship | T15: 2013 |
Harris English (born July 23, 1989) is an American professional golfer and currently a member of the PGA Tour.
Amateur career
[edit]Born in Valdosta, Georgia, English attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for high school, graduating in 2007. While at Baylor, English won a 2005 Tennessee individual state title, and won four Tennessee team state titles from 2004 to 2007.[2][3] Committing as a high school junior to the University of Georgia in Athens, English played on the Bulldog golf team and graduated in 2011 with a business degree.[4][5][6]
As an amateur, English played in two Nationwide Tour events 2011: the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA in May and the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in July,[7] which he won. He was only the third amateur to win on the Tour, following Daniel Summerhays in 2007 and Russell Henley in 2011. The tournament was played at the Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course in Columbus.
Professional career
[edit]Nationwide Tour
[edit]After playing in the Walker Cup in 2011 in Scotland, English turned professional in September. His debut was at the Nationwide Tour's Soboba Golf Classic and he nearly won his second event at the WNB Golf Classic, but lost in a playoff to Danny Lee. The runner-up finish moved him to 75th on the Nationwide Tour's money list. In December, English earned his PGA Tour card for 2012 by finishing in a tie for 13th at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.[8][9]
PGA Tour
[edit]As a PGA Tour rookie in 2012, English made 22 of 27 cuts with three top ten finishes, and earned over $1.18 million to keep his tour card. He secured his first victory in 2013, at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis in June.[10][11] Later in the year, English won for the second time at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. A final round 65 taking him to a four stroke win over Brian Stuard.
In February 2015, English held the co-lead at the 54-hole stage of the Farmers Insurance Open, alongside J. B. Holmes. In the final round, he made a birdie at the 72nd hole to join a four-man sudden-death playoff with Holmes, Jason Day and Scott Stallings. At the first playoff hole, English played his lay-up into the thick rough and could only make par on the par-five 18th hole, where he was eliminated alongside Stallings.
In January 2021, English won the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. He won in a playoff over Joaquín Niemann. English qualified for the tournament, usually reserved for winners on Tour in the previous year, due to having qualified for the 2020 Tour Championship and the relaxation of the entry requirements due to the disruption caused by COVID-19 to the 2019–20 PGA Tour season.[12]
In June 2021, English won the Travelers Championship with a birdie on the eighth playoff hole against Kramer Hickok. It was the second longest playoff in PGA Tour history.[13]
In September 2021, English played on the U.S. team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and English went 1–2–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match against Lee Westwood.
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2007 Georgia State Amateur
- 2011 Southern Amateur
Professional wins (8)
[edit]PGA Tour wins (4)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jun 9, 2013 | FedEx St. Jude Classic | 66-64-69-69=268 | −12 | 2 strokes |  Phil Mickelson, Scott Stallings |
| 2 | Nov 17, 2013 | OHL Classic at Mayakoba | 68-62-68-65=263 | −21 | 4 strokes | Brian Stuard |
| 3 | Jan 10, 2021 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | 65-67-66-69=267 | −25 | Playoff |  Joaquín Niemann |
| 4 | Jun 27, 2021 | Travelers Championship | 67-68-67-65=267 | −13 | Playoff | Kramer Hickok |
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | Farmers Insurance Open |  Jason Day, J. B. Holmes, Scott Stallings | Day won with par on second extra hole English and Stallings eliminated by birdie on first hole |
| 2 | 2021 | Sentry Tournament of Champions | Joaquín Niemann | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 3 | 2021 | Travelers Championship | Kramer Hickok | Won with birdie on eighth extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 24, 2011 | Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (as an amateur) | 66-66-68-70=270 | −14 | 1 stroke | John Peterson (a), Kyle Reifers |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | WNB Golf Classic |  Danny Lee | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Other wins (3)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 15, 2013 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Matt Kuchar) | 64-60-58=182 | −34 | 7 strokes |  Retief Goosen and  Freddie Jacobson |
| 2 | Dec 10, 2016 | Franklin Templeton Shootout (2) (with Matt Kuchar) | 57-66-65=188 | −28 | 1 stroke | Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker |
| 3 | Dec 13, 2020 | QBE Shootout (3) (with Matt Kuchar) | 58-61-60=179 | −37 | 9 strokes |  Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway |
Results in major championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | T42 | |||||
| U.S. Open | T48 | T37 | T46 | ||||
| The Open Championship | T54 | T15 | CUT | T68 | T46 | ||
| PGA Championship | T61 | CUT | T48 | T60 |
| Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T21 | T43 | T22 | |||
| PGA Championship | T19 | T64 | CUT | T18 | ||
| U.S. Open | T58 | 4 | 3 | T61 | T8 | T41 |
| The Open Championship | NT | T46 | CUT | CUT | T50 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary
[edit]| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 31 | 25 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2015 Open Championship – 2022 U.S. Open)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)
Results in The Players Championship
[edit]| Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T64 | T33 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | C | CUT | T19 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
[edit]Results not in chronological order before 2015.
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | T16 | 10 | 66 | ||||||||
| Match Play | R16 | R32 | NT1 | T42 | T31 | ||||||
| Invitational | T14 | T31 | 4 | ||||||||
| Champions | T23 | NT1 | NT1 | NT1 | |||||||
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
NT = No tournament
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.
U.S. national team appearances
[edit]Amateur
Professional
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Week 29 2021 Ending 18 Jul 2021" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved July 19, 2021.
- ^ "Golf Team Info". Baylor School Athletics. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Baylor Grad English Starts Hot at Georgia". Baylor School Athletics. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Harris English". University of Georgia. Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ "English Commits to UGA". Baylor School Athletics. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Four former Bulldogs advance through Q-School to the PGA Tour". redandblack.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "Harris English". ESPN. Archived from the original on June 11, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2011.
- ^ "Q-School: Who secured cards, status this week". December 5, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ "Four former Bulldogs advance through Q-School to the PGA Tour". redandblack.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ^ "First Tour Win for Harris English at St. Jude Classic". The New York Times. Associated Press. June 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ "Harris English wins 1st tour title". ESPN. Associated Press. June 10, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
- ^ Schmitt, Tim (January 10, 2021). "Harris English beats Joaquin Niemann in playoff, wins Sentry Tournament of Champions". Golfweek.
- ^ Rapaport, Daniel (June 27, 2021). "Harris English becomes an instant Travelers legend after the playoff that wouldn't end". Golf Digest. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Harris English at the PGA Tour official site
- Harris English at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
