Bunky Henry
Professional golfer

Bunky Henry

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8 February 1944(Valdosta)
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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.

Amateur wins

  • 1960 Georgia State Junior Jaycee Championship
  • 1961 Golden Isles Invitational, Okeefenokee Invitational
  • 1962 Southern Amateur
  • 1965 Canadian Amateur
  • 1966 Peach Blossom
  • 1967 Peach Blossom

PGA Tour wins

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runners-up
1 Mar 30, 1969 National Airlines Open Invitational −10 (69-73-66-70=278) 1 stroke Australia Bruce Crampton, United States Bob Murphy,
United States Dan Sikes, United States Dave Stockton