Hank Kuehne

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Hank Kuehne
Personal information
Full nameHenry August Kuehne II
Born (1975-09-11) September 11, 1975 (age 49)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
College Oklahoma State University
Southern Methodist University
Turned professional1999
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Canadian Tour
Professional wins4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 1999
PGA Championship CUT: 2003
U.S. Open 65th: 1999
The Open Championship DNP
Achievements and awards
Canadian Tour
Order of Merit winner 		2002

Henry August "Hank" Kuehne II (born September 11, 1975) is an American former U.S. Amateur champion and professional golfer who enjoyed some success on the PGA Tour.

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Kuehne was born in Dallas, Texas. [1] His father started him playing golf at a young age. He has a sister (Kelli) who plays on the LPGA Tour, and a brother (Trip) who finished second to Tiger Woods in the 1994 U.S. Amateur [2] and remains an amateur. [3] Kuehne began his college career at Oklahoma State University, but later transferred to Southern Methodist University, [3] where he earned All-American honors three times as a member of the golf team (third team in 1996, second team in 1998, and honorable mention in 1999). [4] He won the 1998 U.S. Amateur [2] and played on the 1998 U.S. Eisenhower Trophy team. [3] He graduated from SMU in 1999 with a degree in communications and turned professional. [1]

Although he has several professional wins in non-Tour events, Kuehne's best finish on the PGA Tour has been a T-2 at both the 2003 Shell Houston Open and the 2005 John Deere Classic. His best result in a major is a 65th-place finish at the 1999 U.S. Open. In 2003, he won the Tour's Driving Distance title, unseating John Daly who had won eight consecutive titles and 11 in total. [3] [5]

Kuehne missed the cut at the 2012 Honda Classic, his first PGA Tour event since 2007. Lingering back problems prevented Kuehne from playing for five years.

Personal life

Kuehne lives in Dallas, Texas and has three sons, Henry August Kuehne III (born 2005), Alexander James (AJ) Kuehne (born 2012) and Kroy Stefan Kuehne (born 2016). He was seen in public with tennis champion Venus Williams, whom he accompanied to the 2007 Wimbledon Championships and the 2007 U.S. Open. They broke up in 2010, after which Kuehne met his current wife Andy, whom he married in May 2011. Kuehne was initiated into Sigma Nu Fraternity while at Oklahoma State University (Epsilon Epsilon chapter).

Amateur wins

Professional wins (4)

Canadian Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Mar 17, 2002 Texas Challenge −18 (72-68-65-65=270)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Jason Bohn, Flag of the United States.svg Steve Runge
2Aug 11, 2002 Telus Quebec Open −15 (68-67-69-69=273)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Michael Harris

Other wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Nov 16, 2003 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman)		−23 (65-58-60=193)Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell and Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel,
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon and Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron
2Nov 14, 2004 Franklin Templeton Shootout (2)
(with Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman)		−29 (64-62-61=187)2 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Steve Flesch and Flag of the United States.svg Justin Leonard

Other playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
12003 Franklin Templeton Shootout
(with Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Sluman)		 Flag of the United States.svg Chad Campbell and Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Micheel,
Flag of the United States.svg Brad Faxon and Flag of the United States.svg Scott McCarron 		Won with birdie on second extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament19992000200120022003
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open 65LA
PGA Championship CUT
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Kuehne never played in The Open Championship.

U.S. national team appearances

Amateur

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References

  1. 1 2 "Hank Kuehne". PGA Tour . Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Amateur – Past Champions – 1998". USGA. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "PGA Tour's official site - Hank Kuehne media guide". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Honors and Awards". Golf Coaches Association of America. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  5. ↑ "PGA Tour Driving Distance stats". PGA Tour. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
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