Brian Henninger

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Brian Henninger
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Henninger in 2018
Personal information
Full nameBrian Hatfield Henninger
Born (1962-10-19) October 19, 1962 (age 62)
Sacramento, California
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Wilsonville, Oregon
Career
College USC
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Korn Ferry Tour3
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T10: 1995
PGA Championship T46: 2000
U.S. Open T66: 2003
The Open Championship DNP

Brian Hatfield Henninger (born October 19, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour and three on the Nationwide Tour.

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Early life

Henninger was born in Sacramento, California. He attended the University of Southern California and walked on to the golf team there. [1]

Professional career

Henninger turned pro in 1987, playing on the developmental Golden State Golf Tour. [2] After winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 1992, he joined the PGA Tour in 1993. Henninger's first PGA tournament win came in a playoff at the 1994 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in Madison, Mississippi, which was shortened by rain to only 36 holes (this win predated current PGA Tour rules which require 54 holes to be played for a tournament to be considered "official"). His only other PGA Tour win came in the same tournament (renamed as the Southern Farm Bureau Classic) in 1999 when he won by three strokes in another rain-shortened affair. [3] Henninger's best result in a major championship was in the 1995 Masters Tournament, in which he shared the lead after 54 holes but closed with a disappointing 76, leaving him in a tie for 10th place. [4]

Henninger's results in the early 2000s were disappointing, and he lost his PGA Tour card after the 2002 season. He spent the majority of the remaining decade on the Nationwide Tour, playing in PGA Tour events whenever possible as an alternate, through exemptions, or past champion status. After turning 50, Henninger joined the Champions Tour.

Henninger was one of the primary subjects of John Feinstein's 1995 book, A Good Walk Spoiled, which detailed life inside the ropes of the PGA Tour. [5]

Personal life

Henninger resides in Wilsonville, Oregon, with his wife and three children. [6] His Brian Henninger Foundation has donated over $700,000 to numerous causes, mostly located in the Pacific Northwest. [7]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Jul 17, 1994 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic −9 (67-68=135)*Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sullivan
2Oct 31, 1999 Southern Farm Bureau Classic (2)−14 (67-66-69=202)*3 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Chris DiMarco

*Note: Tournament shortened to 36/54 holes.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1994 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic Flag of the United States.svg Mike Sullivan Won with birdie on first extra hole

Ben Hogan Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 1, 1992 Ben Hogan South Texas Open −8 (66-69-73=208)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns
2Apr 26, 1992 Ben Hogan Macon Open −11 (64-72-69=205)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Ted Tryba
3May 17, 1992 Ben Hogan Knoxville Open −13 (70-67-63=200)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Curt Byrum, Flag of the United States.svg Tom R. Shaw,
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Rick Todd

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1992 Ben Hogan South Texas Open Flag of the United States.svg Bob Burns Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Aug 6, 2002 Fred Meyer Challenge
(with Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron)		−22 (60-62=122)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Stewart Cink and Flag of the United States.svg David Toms

Results in major championships

Tournament1994199519961997199819992000200120022003
Masters Tournament T10CUT
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUTT66
PGA Championship T75CUTT49T46

Note: Henninger never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

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References

  1. ↑ "Brian Henninger – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "History". Golden State Golf Tours. Archived from the original on July 7, 2006.
  3. ↑ "Henninger wins again in Mississippi". Golf Today. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2006.
  4. ↑ "1995 Masters Tournament". Masters. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "A Good Walk Spoiled – Kirkus Review" . Retrieved October 23, 2019.
  6. ↑ Vondersmith, Jason (March 18, 2005). "Golfer fights to reignite his career". Portland Tribune . Archived from the original on March 14, 2006.
  7. ↑ "Golf Pro Brian Henninger Donates $4,000 to New Bruin Women's Golf Program". George Fox University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.
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