Harris English

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Harris English
Personal information
Born (1989-07-23) July 23, 1989 (age 34)
Valdosta, Georgia
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Sea Island, Georgia
Spouse
Helen Marie Bowers
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(m. 2017)​
Career
College University of Georgia
Turned professional2011
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins8
Highest ranking 10 (July 18, 2021) [1]
(as of April 14, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour4
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T21: 2021
PGA Championship T19: 2020
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.

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Amateur career

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

Nationwide Tour

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

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

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Jun 9, 2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic 66-64-69-69=268−122 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Phil Mickelson, Flag of the United States.svg Scott Stallings
2Nov 17, 2013 OHL Classic at Mayakoba 68-62-68-65=263−214 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Brian Stuard
3Jan 10, 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions 65-67-66-69=267−25Playoff Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann
4Jun 27, 2021 Travelers Championship 67-68-67-65=267−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2015 Farmers Insurance Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jason Day, Flag of the United States.svg J. B. Holmes,
Flag of the United States.svg 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 Flag of Chile.svg Joaquín Niemann Won with birdie on first extra hole
32021 Travelers Championship Flag of the United States.svg Kramer Hickok Won with birdie on eighth extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jul 24, 2011 Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational
(as an amateur)		66-66-68-70=270−141 stroke Flag of the United States.svg John Peterson (a), Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Reifers

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 WNB Golf Classic Flag of New Zealand.svg Danny Lee Lost to par on first extra hole

Other wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Dec 15, 2013 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar)		64-60-58=182−347 strokes Flag of South Africa.svg Retief Goosen and Flag of Sweden.svg Freddie Jacobson
2Dec 10, 2016 Franklin Templeton Shootout (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar)		57-66-65=188−281 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Kelly and Flag of the United States.svg Steve Stricker
3Dec 13, 2020 QBE Shootout (3)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Matt Kuchar)		58-61-60=179−379 strokes Flag of Slovakia.svg Rory Sabbatini and Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Tway

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018
Masters Tournament CUTT42
U.S. Open T48T37T46
The Open Championship T54T15CUTT68T46
PGA Championship T61CUTT48T60
Tournament201920202021202220232024
Masters Tournament T21T43T22
PGA Championship T19T64CUT
U.S. Open T5843T61T8
The Open Championship NTT46CUTCUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament 00000254
PGA Championship 00000175
U.S. Open 00123388
The Open Championship 00000185
Totals0012372822

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019
The Players Championship T64T33CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
Tournament20202021202220232024
The Players Championship CCUTT19
  Did not play

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

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Championship T161066
Match Play R16R32NT1T42T31
Invitational T14T314
Champions T23NT1NT1NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Amateur

Professional

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