Brian Henninger

Brian Henninger
Brian Henninger
	Henninger in 2018
Personal information
Full name	Brian Hatfield Henninger
Born	October 19, 1962 (age 62); Sacramento, California
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight	150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Wilsonville, Oregon
Career
College	USC
Turned professional	1987
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour; PGA Tour Champions
Professional wins	6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Korn Ferry Tour	3
Best results in major championships;
Masters Tournament	T10: 1995
PGA Championship	T46: 2000
U.S. Open	T66: 2003
The Open Championship	DNP

Brian Hatfield Henninger (born October 19, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour. He has won two tournaments on the PGA Tour and three on the Nationwide Tour.

Early life

Henninger was born in Sacramento, California. He attended the University of Southern California and walked on to the golf team there.^[1]

Professional career

Henninger turned pro in 1987, playing on the developmental Golden State Golf Tour.^[2] After winning three tournaments on the Nationwide Tour in 1992, he joined the PGA Tour in 1993. Henninger's first PGA tournament win came in a playoff at the 1994 Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in Madison, Mississippi, which was shortened by rain to only 36 holes (this win predated current PGA Tour rules which require 54 holes to be played for a tournament to be considered "official"). His only other PGA Tour win came in the same tournament (renamed as the Southern Farm Bureau Classic) in 1999 when he won by three strokes in another rain-shortened affair.^[3] Henninger's best result in a major championship was in the 1995 Masters Tournament, in which he shared the lead after 54 holes but closed with a disappointing 76, leaving him in a tie for 10th place.^[4]

Henninger's results in the early 2000s were disappointing, and he lost his PGA Tour card after the 2002 season. He spent the majority of the remaining decade on the Nationwide Tour, playing in PGA Tour events whenever possible as an alternate, through exemptions, or past champion status. After turning 50, Henninger joined the Champions Tour.

Henninger was one of the primary subjects of John Feinstein's 1995 book, A Good Walk Spoiled, which detailed life inside the ropes of the PGA Tour.^[5]

Personal life

Henninger resides in Wilsonville, Oregon, with his wife and three children.^[6] His Brian Henninger Foundation has donated over $700,000 to numerous causes, mostly located in the Pacific Northwest.^[7]

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

1986 Pacific Coast Amateur

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 17, 1994	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	−9 (67-68=135)*	Playoff	Mike Sullivan
2	Oct 31, 1999	Southern Farm Bureau Classic (2)	−14 (67-66-69=202)*	3 strokes	Chris DiMarco

*Note: Tournament shortened to 36/54 holes.

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1994	Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic	Mike Sullivan	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Ben Hogan Tour wins (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Mar 1, 1992	Ben Hogan South Texas Open	−8 (66-69-73=208)	Playoff	Bob Burns
2	Apr 26, 1992	Ben Hogan Macon Open	−11 (64-72-69=205)	1 stroke	Ted Tryba
3	May 17, 1992	Ben Hogan Knoxville Open	−13 (70-67-63=200)	2 strokes	Curt Byrum, Tom R. Shaw, Rick Todd

Ben Hogan Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1992	Ben Hogan South Texas Open	Bob Burns	Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	Aug 6, 2002	Fred Meyer Challenge (with Scott McCarron)	−22 (60-62=122)	2 strokes	Stewart Cink and David Toms

Results in major championships

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	2000	2001	2003
Masters Tournament		T10	CUT
U.S. Open			CUT		CUT	CUT	T66
PGA Championship	T75	CUT		T49	T46

Note: Henninger never played in The Open Championship.

Top 10

Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

References

^ "Brian Henninger – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
^ "History". Golden State Golf Tours. Archived from the original on July 7, 2006.
^ "Henninger wins again in Mississippi". Golf Today. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2006.
^ "1995 Masters Tournament". Masters. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ "A Good Walk Spoiled – Kirkus Review". Retrieved October 23, 2019.
^ Vondersmith, Jason (March 18, 2005). "Golfer fights to reignite his career". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on March 14, 2006.
^ "Golf Pro Brian Henninger Donates $4,000 to New Bruin Women's Golf Program". George Fox University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.

External links

Official site
Brian Henninger at the PGA Tour official site
Brian Henninger at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[PGA-1] "Brian Henninger – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 8, 2016.

[2] "History". Golden State Golf Tours. Archived from the original on July 7, 2006.

[3] "Henninger wins again in Mississippi". Golf Today. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2006.

[4] "1995 Masters Tournament". Masters. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[5] "A Good Walk Spoiled – Kirkus Review". Retrieved October 23, 2019.

[trib-6] Vondersmith, Jason (March 18, 2005). "Golfer fights to reignite his career". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on March 14, 2006.

[7] "Golf Pro Brian Henninger Donates $4,000 to New Bruin Women's Golf Program". George Fox University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. March 10, 2006. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007.

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