Harold Henning, South African golfer (d. 2004)
Harold Henning (3 October 1934 – 1 January 2004) was a South African professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Senior PGA Tour.
Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers Allan, Brian, and Graham all became professional golfers.Henning was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Nicknamed The Horse, he turned pro in 1953. From 1953–1965, Henning traveled the world playing on international circuits, winning the national championships of Switzerland. South Africa, Italy, and Germany. A World Cup win with Gary Player in 1965 convinced him to join the PGA Tour.
In 1966 Henning won the Texas Open. However, he was not a PGA Tour member yet and was expected to earn membership at 1966 PGA Tour Qualifying School. However, shortly before the tournament the PGA Tour gave him an exemption from the event.In 1970 Henning won the Tallahassee Open Invitational. He then retired in 1972. He returned to the game six years later and recorded a victory at the KLM Dutch Open in 1981. Upon reaching age 50 in October 1984, Henning began play on the Senior PGA Tour. During his 18 seasons on this Tour, he won three official events and two Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Championships.
Henning died in 2004 after a long illness.
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