Harold Henning

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Harold Henning
— Golfer —
Personal information
Born	(1934-10-03)3 October 1934 Johannesburg, South Africa
Died	1 January 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 69) Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality	South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1953
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour European Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	28
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
European Tour	1
PGA Tour Champions	3
Other	22
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T11: 1962
U.S. Open	T37: 1968
The Open Championship	T3: 1960, 1970
PGA Championship	T44: 1969

Harold Henning (3 October 1934 – 1 January 2004) was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.

Henning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nicknamed The Horse, he turned pro in 1953. From 1953–1965, Henning travelled the world playing on international circuits, winning championships in Switzerland and Italy. A World Cup win with Gary Player in 1965 convinced him to join the PGA Tour.

Henning won two official PGA Tour events – the 1966 Texas Open Invitational and the 1970 Tallahassee Open Invitational – before retiring in 1972. He returned to the game six years later and recorded a victory at the KLM Dutch Open in 1981. Upon reaching age 50 in October 1984, Henning began play on the Senior PGA Tour. During his 18 seasons on this Tour, he won three official events and two Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Championships.

Henning died in 2004 after a long illness.^[1]

Professional wins (26)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	1 May 1966	Texas Open Invitational	−8 (72-67-65-68=272)	3 strokes	Wes Ellis, Gene Littler, Ken Still
1	26 Apr 1970	Tallahassee Open Invitational	−11 (67-76-64-70=277)	1 stroke	Rives McBee

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1969	Los Angeles Open	Charlie Sifford	Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	26 Jul 1981	KLM Dutch Open	−19 (71-68-70-71=280)	1 stroke	Raymond Floyd, Nick Price

Other wins (20)

1956 Cock of the North (Zambia)
1957 South African Open, Italian Open, Transvaal Open
1958 Daks Tournament (tie with Peter Thomson), Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (tie with Eric Brown)
1959 Spalding Tournament (tie with Eric Lester), Cock of the North (Zambia)
1960 Swiss Open, Sprite International
1962 South African Open
1964 Swiss Open, Pringle of Scotland Tournament
1965 South African PGA Championship, Swiss Open, German Open
1966 South African PGA Championship, Malaysian Open
1967 South African PGA Championship
1972 South African PGA Championship

Senior PGA Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up(s)
1	27 Oct 1985	Seiko-Tucson Senior Match Play Championship	4&3		Dan Sikes
2	13 Mar 1988	GTE Classic	−2 (68-73-73=214)	3 strokes	Bruce Crampton, Dale Douglass
3	8 Sep 1991	First of America Classic	−11 (72-64-66=202)	Playoff	Gibby Gilbert

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1988	Silver Pages Classic	Gary Player	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	1989	GTE Suncoast Classic	Bob Charles, Dave Hill, Jim Ferree	Charles won with birdie on third extra hole Ferree and Hill eliminated with birdie on first hole
3	1991	First of America Classic	Gibby Gilbert	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other senior wins (2)

1989 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Al Geiberger)
1993 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf

Results in major championships

Tournament	1957	1958	1959
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	29	13	T23
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1960	1961	1962	1963	1964	1965	1966	1967	1968	1969
Masters Tournament	CUT	DNP	T11	DNP	CUT	CUT	T22	T36	T22	T13
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	CUT	T37	DNP
The Open Championship	T3	T11	T30	T20	T8	DNP	T13	T6	DNP	T16
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	T45	T44

Tournament	1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Masters Tournament	CUT	41	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T3	DNP	DNP	T10	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

Tournament	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984
Masters Tournament	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
The Open Championship	T51	CUT	41	T6	CUT
PGA Championship	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Summary

Tournament	3rd	Top-5	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	0	0	0	4	10	6
U.S. Open	0	0	0	0	2	1
The Open Championship	2	2	6	12	18	16
PGA Championship	0	0	0	0	2	2
Totals	2	2	6	16	32	19

Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (1967 Open Championship – 1969 PGA)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (six times)

Team appearances

this list may be incomplete

World Cup: 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1965 (winners), 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971

References

↑ Golfer Harold Henning dead at 69

External links

Harold Henning at the PGA Tour official site
Harold Henning at the European Tour official site

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