A new, carefree Masters approach for Charleston's Russell Henley - Charleston Post Courier
“The less that I care, the better I play,” Henley said, when asked about his strategy for next week. “The first year was a little bit overwhelming for me and the second year I realized how I needed to treat the week,” said Henley, who turns 26 on Masters Sunday. I play golf tournaments almost every week. He tied for fourth at The McGladrey Classic in Sea Island, Ga. , in October, tied for third at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions in Maui in January and finished 17th at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January. From January to this week’s contending run at the Shell Houston Open, his best finish in five tournaments has been 44th at the Honda Classic. Henley has dropped back to 47th in the FedEx Cup standings after finishing 19th in 2014. But the 6-0, 180-pound Macon, Ga. , native is capable of making weekend noise at Augusta. He owns a pair of tour victories (2013 Sony Open, 2014 Honda Classic). “And obviously you’ve got to putt your ball well (at Augusta). When he gets in his streaks of when he’s putting well, he putts probably as well as anybody. “But it really does take awhile for a player to figure out Augusta National and figure out how to get it around. And you’ve got to make putts, but you’ve got to keep the ball in positions where you can make putts. Source: www.postandcourier.com
