After saving par at the 15th hole Sunday to remain three strokes off the lead, Henley made four consecutive birdies. He finished regulation with three in a row to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then got his fourth with a 5-footer on the first extra hole.
For the victory, Henley banks 500 FedExCup points and rises 15 spots to 11th in the standings. He also earns $1,782,000 of a record purse of $9.9 million. Eric Cole took home $1,079,100 for 2nd place. Cole, in his 120th PGA Tour start, never fell out of the lead in regulation during the final round, even when finishing the front nine with his first double bogey in a span of 316 holes. He drove right into the rough at the 398-yard ninth hole, hit his approach into the water fronting the green and had a long bogey chance stop an inch from the cup.
Henley started the day with an eagle at the 577-yard first hole and a birdie at the 390-yard second, but quickly gave all three of those shots back with bogeys at Nos. 3-5 — the aptly-named Horrible Horseshoe at Colonial. He had another bogey at No. 9, making the turn at 8 under.
It was an exciting finish at historic Colonial Country Club. The course plays 7,289 yards for the Championship and is a par 70. With wind and fast greens it is still a challenge.
Meanwhile, on the LPGA tour, Celine Boutier rallied from a four-shot deficit Sunday, making three birdies around the turn on her way to a 5-under 66 for a one-shot victory over Arpichaya Yubol in the Shoprite LPGA.
“To have a chance to win today is definitely something very special,” said Boutier, the 32-year-old French player who won the ShopRite LPGA five years ago. “I think it’s a great tournament, very special for me, so really excited to be able to have another win here.”
The 2026 U.S. Women’s Open is taking place at The Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California, June 4–7, 2026. This marks the 81st edition of the tournament and the first-ever USGA women’s championship to be hosted at Riviera.
Stanford won the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Golf National Championship, defeating Southern California (USC) 4-1 in the match-play final at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in Carlsbad, California. This marked the Cardinal’s fourth national title and their third in the last five years.
Head coach Anne Walker, Paula Martin Sampedro, Andrea Revuelta, Meja Ortengren, Anna Song, Kelly Xu, and Megha Ganne of the Stanford University Cardinals pose on the 18th green with the national championship trophy after defeating the USC Trojans during the final round.
Farah O’Keefe of the University of Texas won the 2026 individual national title, finishing the tournament at 12-under par.
University of Texas junior, Farah O’Keefe also won the 2026 ANNIKA Award, which is presented by Stifel to the most outstanding female NCAA Division I collegiate golfer. O’Keefe, who was the top-ranked collegiate player, captured the honor just a day after claiming the NCAA Division I Individual Championship in Carlsbad, California.
In local Tampa Bay news, the 2027 Valspar Championship will be played May 3-9 at Innisbrook Resort. The tournament will coincide with Mother’s Day and Cinco de Mayo.
The PGA Tour heads to Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio this week for The Memorial Tournament hosted by Jack Nicklaus June 4-7.
Scottie Scheffler is the defending champion. This is the seventh of eight Signature events on the 2026 schedule. The world’s best players will compete for a first place check of $4 million dollars.
Here is our golf tip of the week from the World #1 golfer:
Scottie Scheffler’s best golf tip focuses on staying patient and falling in love with the long-term process of getting better, rather than obsessing over daily scores.
He credits his lifelong coach, Randy Smith, with teaching him that golf is a marathon, emphasizing consistency and trusting your natural swing.
His technical secrets for better ball-striking include: Create and Maintain Space- focus on turning through the ball rather than moving your body forward into it on the downswing, keeping your back and right glute pushed “into a wall” during your turn helps maintain depth and creates a cleaner swing path.
The “Y” Setup for Chipping- for clean contact, make sure your arms, club shaft, and chest form a solid lowercase “y” at address. Maintain this structure through the strike to glide the club rather than digging into the turf.
Play Your Own Swing- while he has an unconventional, shuffling footwork, his fundamentals are rock solid. He advises amateurs to focus on solid fundamentals—like a correct grip and wide, balanced stance—rather than copying the “perfect” orthodox swing.
Enjoy your golf.
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