Russell Henley made his first bogeys of the tournament and closed with a 70 to reach 23-under and win the World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba by four, shots tying the tournament record total of 261. This fourth victory comes five years after his last win at the 2017 Houston Open.
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“You always have doubts, am I going to win again. I’ve had a lot of tournaments where I haven’t gotten it done, so this one’s really special. To just play solid today and get it done gives me a lot of confidence. I’m really excited, really thankful. Yeah, I don’t know what to say, it’s just surreal.”
He started the day with a six-shot lead, his sixth 54-hole lead on the PGA Tour, but had only converted one of those leads into a victory.
“I tried to learn from those situations where I didn’t get it done and didn’t come through down the stretch, just tried to keep working on my game and keep practicing hard and keep believing that I can do it” said the American. “Took a little longer than I wanted, but I’ve been playing some good golf for a few years and it’s nice to get a W.”
“It’s tough. I don’t sleep well on a lead. I need a lot more practice. I have no idea how Tiger did this 80-some times. It’s tough for me just to kind of calm down. You definitely don’t feel the same as when you’re practicing at home, but that’s the fun of it, that’s why we play. We want to see what we’re made of out here and get tested under pressure.”
A bounce-back birdie for leader @RussHenleyGolf.
He extends his lead to 4 shots @WWTatMayakoba. pic.twitter.com/SKCYk0P8d7
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) November 6, 2022
Brian Harman closed with a 66 to finish in solo second place at 19-under.
The only non-American in the top-7, Ireland’s Seamus Power, carded a 68 for a share of third place at 18-under alongside Scottie Scheffler (62), Joel Dahmen (65), Troy Merritt (67) and Will Gordon (69).
