Russell Henley birdied the final three holes to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then drained a clutch 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial to claim his sixth PGA TOUR title and the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Russell Henley made birdie on the final three holes of regulation to force a playoff with Eric Cole, then made it four birdies in a row by draining a clutch 5-footer on the first extra hole Sunday at Colonial Country Club to win the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge.

The victory — Henley's sixth on the PGA TOUR — earned him $1.78 million, the iconic plaid jacket, and a customized 1982 Jeep Scrambler.

A Dramatic Finish at Colonial

Henley, 37, was playing in the group ahead of Cole and closed with a 3-under 67. After rolling in a 15-footer at the par-3 16th and another 15-footer at the par-4 17th, he reached 12-under with a clutch 17-foot birdie on the 72nd hole to set the clubhouse target.

Cole — also 37 and seeking his first TOUR win in his 120th start — shot an even-par 70. He held the lead throughout the final round but parred his last seven holes in regulation, and eight counting the playoff.

On the extra hole, playing the 18th again, both drives found the fairway — Cole getting a fortunate bounce after his ball skipped through the left rough before settling on the fringe of the short grass. Henley hit his approach first; Cole responded to 13 feet but missed the birdie attempt, leaving Henley to tap in the winner.

Cole's Near-Miss

Cole never surrendered the lead in regulation, but his round wasn't without drama. He made a double bogey at the 398-yard ninth — his first in 316 holes — after driving into the rough, hitting his approach into the water, and watching a long bogey attempt stop an inch from the cup.

His lone back-nine birdie came at the 628-yard 11th, and he needed significant par saves down the stretch: an up-and-down from a fairway bunker at the 12th, a deft lag from 47 feet at the 16th, and a tidy chip after an awkward bounce on the 18th. In the end, it wasn't quite enough.

Henley's Rocky Road Back

Henley's Sunday was anything but smooth. He began brilliantly with an eagle at the 577-yard first hole and a birdie at the second, but promptly surrendered all three shots with bogeys at holes 3, 4, and 5 — Colonial's aptly nicknamed "Horrible Horseshoe." Another bogey at the ninth had him making the turn at 8-under.

His final-hole heroics — three consecutive birdies to finish — are what will be remembered.

Griffin Falls Just Short of History

Defending champion Ben Griffin, who started Sunday six strokes off the pace following three consecutive 68s, made a furious charge with five birdies on the front nine. But he could only manage one more on the back — a 25-footer at the 17th to reach 11-under — finishing a stroke out of the playoff alongside Alex Smalley (68) and Mac Meissner (69). Griffin's 65 was the low round of the day.

Had Griffin won, he would have joined Ben Hogan as the only players to win back-to-back titles at Colonial. Hogan, a five-time winner at the club, accomplished the feat twice — in 1946–47 and again in 1952–53, with his final Colonial victory coming in 1959.