Harold Henning
Harold Henning was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers Allan, Brian, and Graham all became professional golfers.
Henning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nicknamed The Horse, he turned pro in 1953. From 1953–1965, Henning traveled the world playing on international circuits, winning the national championships of Switzerland. South Africa, Italy, and Germany. A World Cup win with Gary Player in 1965 convinced him to join the PGA Tour.
Henning won two official PGA Tour events – the 1966 Texas Open Invitational and the 1970 Tallahassee Open Invitational – before retiring in 1972. He returned to the game six years later and recorded a victory at the KLM Dutch Open in 1981. Upon reaching age 50 in October 1984, Henning began play on the Senior PGA Tour. During his 18 seasons on this Tour, he won three official events and two Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Championships.
Henning died in 2004 after a long illness.
Professional wins (40)
PGA Tour wins (2)
PGA Tour playoff recordNo. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 1969 | Los Angeles Open | Charlie Sifford | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
European Tour wins (1)
South African circuit wins (18)
- 1956 Cock of the North
- 1957 South African Open, Transvaal Open, 1.000 Guineas Anglo-African Tournament
- 1959 Cock of the North, Western Province Open
- 1960 Northern Transvaal Open
- 1962 South African Open
- 1965 South African PGA Championship,
- 1966 South African PGA Championship, Kimberley Tournament , General Motors Open
- 1967 South African PGA Championship
- 1972 South African PGA Championship, International Better-ball, Ellerines Team Tournament, General Motors Open
- 1980 ICL International
European circuit wins (12)
- 1957 Italian Open
- 1958 Daks Tournament, Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1959 Spalding Tournament
- 1960 Swiss Open, Sprite International
- 1964 Swiss Open, Pringle of Scotland Tournament, Lancia d'Oro
- 1965 Swiss Open, German Open
- 1966 Engadine Open
Far East Circuit wins (1)
- 1966 Malayan Open
New Zealand circuit wins (1)
- 1958 Wiseman's Tournament
Senior PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
1 | 1988 | Silver Pages Classic | Gary Player | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1989 | GTE Suncoast Classic | Bob Charles, Dave Hill, Jim Ferree | Charles won with birdie on third extra hole Ferree and Hill eliminated with birdie on first hole |
3 | 1991 | First of America Classic | Gibby Gilbert | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
Other senior wins (2)
- 1989 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
- 1993 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf
Results in major championships
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Summary
- Most consecutive cuts made – 7
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Team appearances