Bunky Henry
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Early life
Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia,[1] He attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta on a football scholarship, and also played on the Yellow Jackets' golf team.
Professional career
In 1967, Henry turned professional and played on the PGA Tour for 12 years.[2]
Henry's career year in professional golf was 1969, when he won the National Airlines Open Invitational,[3] and had his two best finishes in majors: solo ninth at the U.S. Open and T-11 at the PGA Championship.[2][4]
Henry began play at age fifty on the Senior PGA Tour in 1994, and his best finish was a tie for third at the Boone Valley Classic in Missouri in 1996.[5]
Personal life
Henry died on August 17, 2018, at the age of 74.[6]
Awards and honors
Henry was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
Amateur wins
- 1960 Georgia State Junior Jaycee Championship
- 1961 Golden Isles Invitational, Okeefenokee Invitational
- 1962 Southern Amateur
- 1965 Canadian Amateur
- 1966 Peach Blossom
- 1967 Peach Blossom
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 30, 1969 | National Airlines Open Invitational | 69-73-66-70=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | Template:Flagicon Bruce Crampton, Template:Flagicon Bob Murphy, Template:Flagicon Dan Sikes, Template:Flagicon Dave Stockton |
See also
References
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- American male golfers
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets men's golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- PGA Tour Champions golfers
- Golfers from Georgia (U.S. state)
- Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football players
- Players of American football from Valdosta, Georgia
- 1944 births
- 2018 deaths
- 20th-century American sportsmen