Bunky Henry

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Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia.[1] He attended Georgia Tech on a football scholarship, where he also played golf. He turned professional in 1967 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, and had his two best finishes in majors: solo 9th place at the U.S. Open and T-11 at the PGA Championship.[2][3]

Henry began play on the Senior PGA Tour (now called the Champions Tour) in 1994. His best finish was a T-3 at the 1996 Boone Valley Classic.

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

PGA Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up
1 Mar 30, 1969 National Airlines Open Invitational −10 (69-73-66-70=278) 1 stroke Australia Bruce Crampton, United States Bob Murphy,
United States Dan Sikes, United States Dave Stockton

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