Nolan Henke

Nolan Henke
Personal information
Full name	Nolan Jay Henke
Born	November 25, 1964 (1964-11-25) (age 46) 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.

Amateur wins (3)

• 1986 Porter Cup
• 1987 American Amateur, Monroe Invitational

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)

• 1988 South Florida Open

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Profile on Florida State Seminoles Official Athletic Site". http://seminoles.cstv.com/genrel/fsu-genrel-03.html. 
2. ^ "Golf Major Championships". http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=275. Retrieved 2008-01-25. 

External links

• Nolan Henke at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Henke, Nolan
Alternative names	Henke, Nolan Jay
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	November 25, 1964
Place of birth	Battle Creek, Michigan
Date of death
Place of death