Henry Ciuci Explained

Henry Ciuci
Birth Date:25 April 1903
Birth Place:Rye, New York
Death Date:January 1986 (aged 82)
Weight:152lb
Status:Professional
Extour:PGA Tour
Prowins:6
Pgawins:6
Masters:T25: 1934
Usopen:T6: 1928
Open:DNP
Pga:T5: 1924

Henry Ciuci (April 25, 1903 – January 1986) was an American professional golfer. He won six official PGA Tour events in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and was one of the Tour's most successful performers between 1928 and 1931.

His best finish in a major championship was a tie for fifth place in the 1924 PGA Championship. His best effort in the U.S. Open was a sixth place tie in 1928. He finished T25 in the 1934 Masters Tournament.

Golf career

Ciuci won two Tour events in 1928, and scored two second-place finishes. He had 11 finishes in the top-10 and 15 in the top-25 that season. In 1929, he won one Tour event, finished third three times, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 17 in the top-25. He had his best season in 1931, winning three times, one of which was the inaugural Connecticut Open. Also in 1931, he finished third twice, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 10 in the top-25. For his career, in addition to the six wins, Ciuci is credited with 53 top-10 finishes and 85 finishes in the top-25.[1]

PGA Tour wins (6)

Source:[1]

Results in major championships

Tournament1923192419251926192719281929
U.S. Open58T67
PGA ChampionshipQFR16
Tournament19301931193219331934193519361937193819391940
Masters TournamentNYFNYFNYFNYFT25T45
U.S. OpenWDT29T14T15T17WDCUTCUT
PGA ChampionshipR32R32
Note: Ciuci never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Notes and References

  1. Book: Barkow, Al . Al Barkow

    . Al Barkow . The History of the PGA TOUR . . November 1989 . 0-385-26145-4 . 237, 254 . registration .