Harris English

Harris English
Personal information
Born	(1989-07-23) July 23, 1989 (age 35) Valdosta, Georgia
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sea Island, Georgia
Spouse	Helen Marie Bowers ​ (m. 2017)​
Career
College	University of Georgia
Turned professional	2011
Current tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	9
Highest ranking	10 (July 18, 2021)[1] (as of November 24, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	5
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Other	3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T21: 2021
PGA Championship	T18: 2024
U.S. Open	3rd: 2021
The Open Championship	T15: 2013

Harris English (born July 23, 1989) is an American professional golfer and currently a member of the PGA Tour.

Born in Valdosta, Georgia, English attended The Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, for high school, graduating in 2007. While at Baylor, English won a 2005 Tennessee individual state title, and won four Tennessee team state titles from 2004 to 2007.^[2][3] Committing as a high school junior to the University of Georgia in Athens, English played on the Bulldog golf team and graduated in 2011 with a business degree.^[4][5][6]

As an amateur, English played in two Nationwide Tour events 2011: the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA in May and the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in July,^[7] which he won. He was only the third amateur to win on the Tour, following Daniel Summerhays in 2007 and Russell Henley in 2011. The tournament was played at the Ohio State University Golf Club, Scarlet Course in Columbus.

After playing in the Walker Cup in 2011 in Scotland, English turned professional in September. His debut was at the Nationwide Tour's Soboba Golf Classic and he nearly won his second event at the WNB Golf Classic, but lost in a playoff to Danny Lee. The runner-up finish moved him to 75th on the Nationwide Tour's money list. In December, English earned his PGA Tour card for 2012 by finishing in a tie for 13th at the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament.^[8][9]

As a PGA Tour rookie in 2012, English made 22 of 27 cuts with three top ten finishes, and earned over $1.18 million to keep his tour card. He secured his first victory in 2013, at the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis in June.^[10][11] Later in the year, English won for the second time at the OHL Classic at Mayakoba. A final round 65 took him to a four stroke win over Brian Stuard.

In February 2015, English held the co-lead at the 54-hole stage of the Farmers Insurance Open, alongside J. B. Holmes. In the final round, he made a birdie at the 72nd hole to join a four-man sudden-death playoff with Holmes, Jason Day and Scott Stallings. At the first playoff hole, English played his lay-up into the thick rough and could only make par on the par-five 18th hole, where he was eliminated alongside Stallings.

In January 2021, English won the Sentry Tournament of Champions at Kapalua Resort in Hawaii. He won in a playoff over Joaquín Niemann. English qualified for the tournament, usually reserved for winners on Tour in the previous year, due to having qualified for the 2020 Tour Championship and the relaxation of the entry requirements due to the disruption caused by COVID-19 to the 2019–20 PGA Tour season.^[12]

In June 2021, English won the Travelers Championship with a birdie on the eighth playoff hole against Kramer Hickok. It was the second longest playoff in PGA Tour history.^[13]

In September 2021, English played on the U.S. team in the 2021 Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits in Kohler, Wisconsin. The U.S. team won 19–9 and English went 1–2–0 including a loss in his Sunday singles match against Lee Westwood.

In January 2025, English won his fifth PGA Tour title, and first since becoming a father, at the Farmers Insurance Open, parring the last 12 holes on a difficult weekend of scoring for a one-stroke victory over Sam Stevens.^[14][15]

• 2007 Georgia State Amateur
• 2011 Southern Amateur

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Jun 9, 2013	FedEx St. Jude Classic	66-64-69-69=268	−12	2 strokes	Phil Mickelson, Scott Stallings
2	Nov 17, 2013	OHL Classic at Mayakoba	68-62-68-65=263	−21	4 strokes	Brian Stuard
3	Jan 10, 2021	Sentry Tournament of Champions	65-67-66-69=267	−25	Playoff	Joaquín Niemann
4	Jun 27, 2021	Travelers Championship	67-68-67-65=267	−13	Playoff	Kramer Hickok
5	Jan 25, 2025	Farmers Insurance Open	68-73-66-73=280	−8	1 stroke	Sam Stevens

PGA Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2015	Farmers Insurance Open	Jason Day, J. B. Holmes, Scott Stallings	Day won with par on second extra hole English and Stallings eliminated by birdie on first hole
2	2021	Sentry Tournament of Champions	Joaquín Niemann	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	2021	Travelers Championship	Kramer Hickok	Won with birdie on eighth extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Jul 24, 2011	Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (as an amateur)	66-66-68-70=270	−14	1 stroke	John Peterson (a), Kyle Reifers

Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	WNB Golf Classic	Danny Lee	Lost to par on first extra hole

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Dec 15, 2013	Franklin Templeton Shootout (with Matt Kuchar)	64-60-58=182	−34	7 strokes	Retief Goosen and Freddie Jacobson
2	Dec 10, 2016	Franklin Templeton Shootout (2) (with Matt Kuchar)	57-66-65=188	−28	1 stroke	Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker
3	Dec 13, 2020	QBE Shootout (3) (with Matt Kuchar)	58-61-60=179	−37	9 strokes	Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

• Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2015 Open Championship – 2022 U.S. Open)
• Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

¹Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

NT = No tournament
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Amateur

• Walker Cup: 2011

Professional

• Ryder Cup: 2021 (winners)

• 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

• Harris English at the PGA Tour official site
• Harris English at the Official World Golf Ranking official site