Bunky Henry | |
Fullname: | George Walter Henry Jr. |
Nickname: | Bunky |
Birth Date: | 8 February 1944 |
Birth Place: | Valdosta, Georgia |
Weight: | 195lb |
College: | Georgia Tech |
Yearpro: | 1967 |
Extour: | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour |
Prowins: | 1 |
Pgawins: | 1 |
Masters: | CUT: 1966, 1970 |
Usopen: | 9th: 1969 |
Open: | DNP |
Pga: | T11: 1969 |
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.