Russell Henley proudly represented his hometown of Columbus, Georgia, as he walked to the first tee at East Lake Golf Club. Henley was well within arm’s reach of the two men at the top of the leaderboard on Sunday, Patrick Cantlay and Tommy Fleetwood.
Henley and his pairing for the day, Keegan Bradley, a native of Woodstock, Vermont, were 14 and 13 under, respectively, when things got started. Fleetwood and Cantlay were 16 under.
Russell, with the crowd at the first tee firmly behind him, got off to a strong start on Sunday. He would birdie the second hole, while Bradley was having issues with his ball rolling down the hill on the second hole.
Fellow Georgians Brian Harman and Andrew Novak were paired up and teed off earlier in the day. Harman nailed a putt on the third hole that brought the crowd to its feet, while Novak’s drive to start the third hole nearly hit the pin.
Georgia golfers were playing well on their home turf at East Lake Golf Club. You could hear faint Georgia Bulldog barks in the background whenever Harman or fellow former University of Georgia golfer Harris English hit well throughout the tournament.
Henley, also a Georgia Dawg golfer back in the early 2000’s, remained in the hunt during the first part of the day. By 3 p.m. Both Henley (second) and English(tied for 14th) were in the top 15 with 13 holes to play.
THIS STORY WILL CONTINUE TO BE UPDATED DURING THE TOURNAMENT
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