Allan Henning

This article is about the South African golfer. For the Manchester aid worker, beheaded by Islamic State, see Alan Henning.

Allan Henning
Personal information
Born	(1944-06-01) 1 June 1944 (age 81) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb; 12.8 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Career
Turned professional	1962
Former tour	Southern Africa Tour
Professional wins	20
Number of wins by tour
Sunshine Tour	7
Other	13
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP
The Open Championship	T30: 1966
Achievements and awards
Southern Africa Tour Order of Merit winner 1974–75, 1975–76

Allan Henning (born 1 June 1944) is a South African former professional golfer.

Early life

Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers Harold, Brian, and Graham all became professional golfers. ^[1]

Professional career

Henning turned professional in 1962. He won a number of tournaments on the South African Tour during the 1960s and 1970s. His biggest win was the South African Open when it was played twice in 1963. Henning also had four playoff losses and three runner up positions in the South African Open.

In 1966, Henning secured playing privileges to play on the PGA Tour at PGA Tour Qualifying School.

Henning won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in two consecutive seasons, in 1974/75 and 1975/76. He represented South Africa in World Cup of Golf and World Series of Golf. Henning was also the first to score a record 61 at the Toro Classic played at Glendower GC in 1976.

As a senior, Henning won the South African Senior Championships three times and the Senior Order of Merit three times. He recorded a further nine victories on the now defunct Paradym Tour.

Professional wins (20)

Southern African Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	22 Dec 1974	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	−6 (70-71-69=210) [a]	2 strokes	Dale Hayes
2	18 Jan 1975	Rolux Toro Classic	−18 (61-70-69-70=270)	3 strokes	Dale Hayes
3	10 Jan 1976	Datsun International	−19 (66-70-65-68=269)	3 strokes	Dale Hayes
4	24 Jan 1976	NCR Western Province Open	−6 (71-69-72-70=282)	6 strokes	Hugh Baiocchi
5	15 Feb 1976	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters (2)	−9 (71-70-69-69=279)	Playoff	Hugh Baiocchi
6	6 Nov 1977	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters (3)	−12 (67-70-68-71=276)	Playoff	Bobby Cole
7	26 Jan 1980	Orkney Open	−15 (67-71-68-67=273)	2 strokes	Bobby Cole

Southern Africa Tour playoff record (2–3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1973	ICL Transvaal Open	John Fourie	Lost to par on ninth extra hole
2	1976	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	Hugh Baiocchi	Won with par on third extra hole
3	1977	Rhodesian Dunlop Masters	Bobby Cole
4	1980	Zimbabwe Open	Hugh Baiocchi, Denis Watson	Baiocchi won with birdie on first extra hole
5	1981	Holiday Inns Pro-Am	Nigel Burch, Ian Mosey	Mosey won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (13)

• 1963 South African Open
• 1965 Western Province Open
• 1966 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters
• 1967 Transvaal Open, Kalahari Classic
• 1968 Dunlop South African Masters
• 1970 Schoeman Park Open, Bata Bush Babes Tournament, Flame Lily Tournament ^[2]
• 1994 South African Seniors
• 1998 John Bland Invitational, Vodacom Senior Series: Welkom
• 2000 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Retief Goosen)

Team appearances

• World Cup (representing South Africa): 1970
• Datsun International (representing South Africa): 1976 (winners) ^[3]

See also

• 1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

Notes

1. Shortened to 54 holes due to weather.

References

1. "Brothers aim to qualify". News24. 7 January 2003. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
2. McCormack, Mark H. (1971). The World of Professional Golf 1971. Hodder and Stoughton. pp. 435–445. ISBN   0340153806.
3. "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.

External links

• Allan Henning at the Sunshine Tour official site