Bunky Henry | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | George Walter Henry Jr. |
Nickname | Bunky |
Born | Valdosta, Georgia | February 8, 1944
Died | August 17, 2018 | (aged 74)
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Georgia Tech |
Turned professional | 1967 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
Professional wins | 1 |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 1 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 1966, 1970 |
PGA Championship | T11: 1969 |
U.S. Open | 9th: 1969 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
George Walter "Bunky" Henry Jr. (February 8, 1944 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.
Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia,[1] He attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta on a football scholarship, and also played on the Yellow Jackets' golf team.
In 1967, Henry turned professional 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,[3] and had his two best finishes in majors: solo ninth at the U.S. Open and T-11 at the PGA Championship.[2][4]
Henry began play at age fifty on the Senior PGA Tour in 1994, and his best finish was a tie for third at the Boone Valley Classic in Missouri in 1996.[5]
Henry died on August 17, 2018, at the age of 74.[6]
Henry was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame in 2008.[2]
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | Mar 30, 1969 | National Airlines Open Invitational | 69-73-66-70=278 | −10 | 1 stroke | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |