Russell Henley was 2 inches from bucking his 54-hole lead trend and ending a winless drought that goes back to the 2017 Shell Houston Open.
But in the final round of the Sony Open in Hawaii, 32-year-old held a strong lead over the event's eventual winner, Hideki Matsuyama, making the turn to the back nine. However, Matsuyama kept inching closer to Henley's lead and on the 72nd hole, it was down to one.
Matsuyama smashed his tee shot on the par-5 18th en route to making birdie and despite Henley's tee shot landing in the right fairway bunker, he still had a 10-foot putt for birdie that would have notched him his fourth PGA Tour victory.