Nolan Henke

Nolan Henke
Personal information
Full name Nolan Jay Henke
Born November 25, 1964 (1964-11-25) (age 47)
Battle Creek, Michigan
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 165 lb (75 kg; 11.8 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Fort Myers, Florida
Career
College Florida State University
Turned professional 1987
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 4
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 3
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament T6: 1991
U.S. Open 7th/T7: 1991, 1993
The Open Championship T38: 1991
PGA Championship T6: 1993

Nolan Jay Henke (born November 25, 1964) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Henke was born in Battle Creek, Michigan. He attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida and was a distinguished member of the golf team. During his years at Florida State, Henke won seven tournaments and was an All-American for 3 consecutive years: 1985 – 1987.[1] He turned pro in 1987 and joined the PGA Tour in 1988.

In the early 1990s, Henke won three PGA Tour events. His first win came at the 1990 B.C. Open. In 1991, he won the Phoenix Open, finished 5th on the money list, and had six top-10 finishes. His third win came in 1993 at the BellSouth Classic.[1] His best finish in a major has been T6 at both the 1992 Masters Tournament and the 1993 PGA Championship.[2]

As he has grown older, Henke has had difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges, and has had to play some events on the Nationwide Tour. His best finish in this venue is a T-4 at the 2002 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open.

Henke lives in Fort Myers, Florida. Each year, he hosts a charity event in Fort Myers to benefit Southwest Florida Children's Hospital and Hope Hospice House. He also had teamed with Patty Berg to promote the development of young players by sponsoring the Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters tournament.

Contents

Amateur wins (3)

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of
Victory
Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 23, 1990 B.C. Open -18 (66-64-70-68=268) 3 stroke Mark Wiebe
2 Jan 27, 1991 Phoenix Open -16 (65-66-66-71=268) 1 stroke Gil Morgan, Curtis Strange, Tom Watson
3 May 9, 1993 BellSouth Classic -17 (67-69-68-67=271) 2 strokes Mark Calcavecchia, Nick Price, Tom Sieckmann

PGA Tour playoff record (0-1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent(s) Result
1 1995 MCI Classic David Frost, Bob Tway Tway won with par on second extra hole
Frost eliminated with par on first hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP T53 T6 T27 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
U.S. Open T21 DNP 7 CUT T7 CUT DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP T38 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP T57 CUT T6 CUT T23 T69 DNP DNP CUT

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for top-10.

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