Harris English (born July 23, 1989) is an American professional golfer and currently a member of the PGA Tour.
Amateur career 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. 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.
As an amateur, English played in two Nationwide Tour events in 2011: the Stadion Athens Classic at UGA in May and the Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational in July, 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.
Professional career Nationwide Tour 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.
PGA Tour 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. 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.
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.
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.
Amateur wins 2007 Georgia State Amateur 2011 Southern Amateur
Professional wins (9) PGA Tour wins (5) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Jun 9, 2013 FedEx St. Jude Classic66-64-69-69=268−122 strokes Phil Mickelson, Scott Stallings2Nov 17, 2013 OHL Classic at Mayakoba68-62-68-65=263−214 strokes Brian Stuard3Jan 10, 2021 Sentry Tournament of Champions65-67-66-69=267−25Playoff Joaquín Niemann4Jun 27, 2021 Travelers Championship67-68-67-65=267−13Playoff Kramer Hickok5Jan 25, 2025Farmers Insurance Open68-73-66-73=280−81 stroke Sam Stevens
PGA Tour playoff record (2–1) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12015Farmers Insurance Open Jason Day, J. B. Holmes, Scott StallingsDay won with par on second extra holeEnglish and Stallings eliminated by birdie on first hole22021Sentry Tournament of Champions Joaquín NiemannWon with birdie on first extra hole32021Travelers Championship Kramer HickokWon with birdie on eighth extra hole
Nationwide Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jul 24, 2011Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational(as an amateur)66-66-68-70=270−141 stroke John Peterson (a), Kyle Reifers
Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult12011WNB Golf Classic Danny LeeLost to par on first extra hole
Other wins (3) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Dec 15, 2013Franklin Templeton Shootout(with Matt Kuchar)64-60-58=182−347 strokes Retief Goosen and Freddie Jacobson2Dec 10, 2016Franklin Templeton Shootout (2)(with Matt Kuchar)57-66-65=188−281 stroke Jerry Kelly and Steve Stricker3Dec 13, 2020QBE Shootout (3)(with Matt Kuchar)58-61-60=179−379 strokes Rory Sabbatini and Kevin Tway
Results in major championships Results not in chronological order in 2020. Tournament2012201320142015201620172018Masters TournamentCUTT42U.S. OpenT48T37T46The Open ChampionshipT54T15CUTT68T46PGA ChampionshipT61CUTT48T60 Tournament20192020202120222023202420252026Masters TournamentT21T43T22T12T30PGA ChampionshipT19T64CUTT18T2T18U.S. OpenT5843T61T8T41T59CUTThe Open ChampionshipNTT46CUTCUTT502CUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Summary Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts madeMasters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 6PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 1 4 10 8U.S. Open 0 0 1 2 3 3 11 10The Open Championship 0 1 0 1 1 2 11 7Totals 0 2 1 4 5 12 39 31 Most consecutive cuts made – 15 (2015 Open Championship – 2022 U.S. Open) Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (five times)
Results in The Players Championship Tournament20122013201420152016201720182019The Players ChampionshipT64T33CUTCUTCUTCUTCUTCUT Tournament2020202120222023202420252026The Players ChampionshipCCUTT19T30CUT
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 in World Golf Championships Results not in chronological order before 2015. Tournament20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023ChampionshipT161066Match PlayR16R32NT1T42T31InvitationalT14T314ChampionsT23NT1NT1NT1 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.
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Walker Cup: 2011
Professional Ryder Cup: 2021 (winners), 2025
+Ryder Cup points record20212025Total0.511.5
See also 2011 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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