Harold Henning

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.

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Harold Henning
Personal information
NicknameHorse[1]
Born(1934-10-03)3 October 1934
Johannesburg, South Africa
Died1 January 2004(2004-01-01) (aged 69)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality South Africa
Career
Turned professional1953
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Champions Tour
Professional wins41
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
European Tour1
PGA Tour Champions3
Other35
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT11: 1962
PGA ChampionshipT44: 1969
U.S. OpenT37: 1968
The Open ChampionshipT3: 1960, 1970

Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers Allan, Brian, and Graham all became professional golfers.[2]

Henning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nicknamed The Horse, he turned pro in 1953. From 1953–1965, Henning traveled the world playing on international circuits, winning the national championships of Switzerland. South Africa, Italy, and Germany. 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.[3]

Professional wins (41)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
11 May 1966Texas Open Invitational−8 (72-67-65-68=272)3 strokes Wes Ellis, Gene Littler,
Ken Still
226 Apr 1970Tallahassee Open Invitational−11 (67-76-64-70=277)1 stroke Rives McBee

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1969 Los Angeles Open Charlie Sifford Lost to birdie on first extra hole

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 26 Jul 1981 KLM Dutch Open −8 (71-68-70-71=280) 1 stroke Raymond Floyd, Nick Price

South African circuit wins (18)

European circuit wins (12)

Far East Circuit wins (1)

New Zealand circuit wins (1)

Other wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 3 Oct 1965 Canada Cup
(with Gary Player)		 −5 (142-138-139-152=571) 8 strokes  Spain − Ángel Miguel and Ramón Sota

Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner(s)-up
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.YearTournamentOpponent(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)

Results in major championships
Tournament 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship 29 13 T23
PGA Championship
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
Masters Tournament CUT T11 CUT CUT T22 T36 T22 T13
U.S. Open CUT T37
The Open Championship T3 T10 T30 T20 T8 T13 T6 T16
PGA Championship T45 T44
Tournament 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
Masters Tournament CUT 41
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T3 T10
PGA Championship
Tournament 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship T51 CUT 41 T6 CUT
PGA Championship
  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1984 Open Championship)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Summary
TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Masters Tournament000004106
U.S. Open00000021
The Open Championship00226121816
PGA Championship00000022
Totals00226163219
  • 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

References
  1. Desmith, David. "Golf's Animal Kingdom of Player Nicknames". Links Magazine. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "Brothers aim to qualify". News24. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. Golfer Harold Henning dead at 69
  4. "Henning wins S.A. golf tourney". The Canberra Times. 6 March 1957.
  5. "Hennings Win". The Glasgow Herald. 28 February 1972.
  6. "Hennings win team event". The Glasgow Herald. 25 December 1972.
  7. "Jacklin fails to make the cut". The Glasgow Herald. 7 February 1972. p. 5.
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