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Friday, January 18, 2013

Henley Stays Hot in Desert

Russell Henley fired a 64 in the first round of The Humana Challenge

Russell Henley continued his impressive play on the PGA Tour on Thursday at The Humana Challenge by firing a first round 8 under par 64 to be a single shot off the first round lead.  Henley birdied his first two holes of his round and 4 out of his first 5, to mark a stretch where he birdied 9 out of his last 10 holes dating back to the final five holes at The Sony.  Henley is currently on a steak where he has not posted a round over par since September 21st.

Harris English and Erik Compton also jumped out to great starts at The Humana as they both posted rounds of 5 under par 67 to sit is a tie for 29th.  Chris Kirk shot a first round 68 and is in a tie for 48th, Justin Bolli is tied for 109th after a 1 under 71, and Brian Harman is tied for 153rd after a 77 in round one.

Due to the early success of the Dawgs on The PGA Tour, UGA currently leads The Rivals Cup standings for the PGA Tour after the first two events of the PGA Tour Season.  The Rivals Cup ranks colleges by the success of their alums on the PGA Tour.  You can view the standings by clicking here.

The third round of the Humana Challenge can be followed live at www.pgatour.com and can be viewed on The Golf Channel starting at 3:00.