PGA Tour : Charles Schwab Challenge Leaderboard Results
Canadians: It was a much needed good week for Canadian veteran Mac Hughes whose well documented form has been a struggle to date.
Four solid rounds on what was an increasingly stern test on the venerable Colonial GC, 66 67 69 69 -9 T10 should do the 35 year old Hamilton native the world of good.
Just 3 shots off the winning score, in fact at -10 in the middle of the 14th fairway he looked odds on to challenge for the outright lead. However his approach from 168yds fell short resulting in his lone bogey.
He moves up from owgr #152 to #136, and his Fed Ex standings improves from #135 to #116
AJ Ewart had another good week T17 70 63 71 70 -6 Fed Ex standings #85 to #83.
Russell Henley reacts after sinking a putt on the 18th hole during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge
Winner : The storyline is this. Russell Henley went out and grabbed this Charles Schwab Challenge with 3 straight birdies 16, 17, 18 to tie Eric Cole, then a winning 4th birdie on the playoff hole when Cole missed his.
This slightly built 6' 170lbs 37 year old from Macon Georgia, constantly contradicts the bomb and gouge brigade with good driving, exceptional iron play and a reliable putter, all through his college career where he won the Haskins award, through the American ranks until now
He moves from 12th to 5th owgr and to 11th Fed Ex standings. $1,782,000
Eric Cole story: I wrote yesterday "he could be forgiven for finishing runner up" On his storied mother Laura Baugh's 71st birthday, we were reminded that in her 25 year LPGA career she had 71 top 10's, with 10 runner ups, and never a win..
Her son on his 120th PGA tour start did everything he could for his maiden win, Henley just beat him for another runner up finish.
Bryan Angus
