Russell Henley knows a thing about patience—and the penalty for impatience. He went three years between his second and third win on the PGA Tour then another five before notching his fourth win. However, he noted after the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, “I definitely get impatient. I’ve blown tournaments and screwed up and it’s just hard to get yourself in the correct mindset.”
Henley found the correct mindset at Bay Hill. Trailing Collin Morikawa most of the day, Henley hung in. A birdie-bogey two-shot swing at the difficult par-4 14th cut Morikawa’s margin to a single shot. Henley then flipped the leaderboard with a hole-out from just off the green at the par-5 16th for eagle while Morikawa could do no better than par giving Henley the lead. Two pars later and Henley had his fifth PGA Tour title.
“I feel like I’m playing the best I’ve ever played, and it all feels a little bit like icing,” said Henley. “I’m just very comfortable with what I’m doing, I’m confident. But I’m also don’t feel like I’m pressing too hard.”
A forged, dual-cavity design supplies a tour-like look in an iron everyday single-digit handicappers can play.
Super-dense D18 tungsten (1.5 times heavier than lead) in the heel and toe foster super-charged stability and improved feel.
Coordinating with the company’s wedge designers brought a softened chamfer in the trailing edge of the sole for better turf interaction.
Using a CNC face-milling process helps create more control and consistent ball flight, especially from the rough.
The stock shafts are slightly lighter in the long irons to help make them easier to swing.
Henley was T-5 in greens in regulation with his Titleist T100 irons (he also uses a T200 4-iron). Interestingly, Henley employs two different shafts in his irons, using True Temper’s AMT Tour White X100 in his 4- through 6-irons and True Temper’s Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 in his 7- through 9-iron