Bunky Henry
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George Walter "Bunky" Henry, Jr. (born February 8, 1944) is an American
professional golfer
who played on the PGA Tour
in the 1960s and 1970s.
Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia
. 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.
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
.
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.
United States
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professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...
who played on the PGA Tour
PGA Tour
The PGA Tour is the organizer of the main men's professional golf tours in the United States and North America...
in the 1960s and 1970s.
Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta, Georgia
Valdosta is the county seat of Lowndes County, Georgia, United States. It is the principal city of the Valdosta Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total population of 54,518. The Valdosta metropolitan area, according to the 2010 estimate, has a population of 139,588...
. He attended Georgia Tech
Georgia Institute of Technology
The Georgia Institute of Technology is a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States...
on a football scholarship, where he also played golf
Golf
Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. He turned professional in 1967 and played on the PGA Tour for 12 years.
Henry's career year in professional golf was 1969, when he won the National Airlines Open Invitational
National Airlines Open Invitational
The National Airlines Open Invitational was a PGA Tour event that was played at the Country Club of Miami in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1973, National Airlines co-sponsored a different tournament — the Jackie Gleason Inverrary-National Airlines Classic; however, this sponsorship only...
, and had his two best finishes in majors
Men's major golf championships
The men's major golf championships, commonly known as the Major Championships, and often referred to simply as the majors, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf...
: solo 9th place at the U.S. Open
U.S. Open (golf)
The United States Open Championship, commonly known as the U.S. Open, is the annual open golf tournament of the United States. It is the second of the four major championships in golf, and is on the official schedule of both the PGA Tour and the European Tour...
and T-11 at the PGA Championship
PGA Championship
The PGA Championship is an annual golf tournament conducted by the PGA of America as part of the PGA Tour. It is one of the four major championships in men's professional golf, and is the golf season's final major, usually played in mid-August, customarily four weeks after The Open Championship...
.
Henry began play on the Senior PGA Tour (now called the Champions Tour
Champions Tour
The Champions Tour, a golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually in the United States and the United Kingdom for golfers 50 years of age and older. Many of the PGA Tour's most successful golfers have gone on to play on the Champions Tour.The Senior PGA Championship, founded in...
) in 1994. His best finish was a T-3 at the 1996 Boone Valley Classic
Boone Valley Classic
The Boone Valley Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1996 to 2001. It was last played in Augusta, Missouri at the Boone Valley Golf Club. The event was played at stroke play except that the last event, called the Enterprise Rent-A-Car Match Play Championship, was contested at...
.
Henry was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2008.
Amateur wins
- 1960 Georgia State Junior Jaycee Championship
- 1961 Golden Isles Invitational, Okeefenokee Invitational
- 1962 Southern AmateurSouthern AmateurThe Southern Amateur is an amateur golf tournament. It has been played since 1902 and is organized by the Southern Golf Association. From1902 to 1963, it was played at match play...
- 1965 Canadian Amateur
- 1966 Peach Blossom
- 1967 Peach Blossom