# Nic Henning > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nic_Henning > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Nic_Henning.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic_Henning > Source revision: 1313015198 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|South African professional golfer (born 1969)}} {{use dmy dates|date=October 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Nic Henning | image = | image_size = | caption = | full_name = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|4|26|df=y}} | birth_place = [Silver Lakes, Pretoria](/source/Silver_Lakes%2C_Pretoria), South Africa | death_date = | death_place = | height = 1.83 m | weight = | nationality = {{ZAF}} | residence = | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 1992 | tour = | extour = [Sunshine Tour](/source/Sunshine_Tour)
[European Tour](/source/European_Tour) | prowins = 4 | sunwins = 4 | champwins = | seneurowins = | otherwins = | majorwins = | masters = DNP | pga = DNP | usopen = DNP | open = CUT: 2000 | wghofid = | wghofyear = | award1 = | year1 = | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = }} '''Nic Henning''' (born 26 April 1969) is a South African [professional golfer](/source/professional_golfer). == Early life == In 1969, Henning was born [Pretoria, South Africa](/source/Pretoria%2C_South_Africa). He states he had "no choice" but to become a professional golfer as he was born into a big golfing family; his father, [Graham Henning](/source/Graham_Henning), and three of his uncles were professional golfers.{{Cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/nic-henning-9798/?tour=european-tour |title=Nic Henning |publisher=European Tour |access-date=2019-10-08}} == Professional career == In 1992, he turned professional. Henning qualified for the Sunshine Tour before the 1992–93 season. His best performance during his early years was a runner-up performance at the [Zimbabwe Open](/source/Zimbabwe_Open) at the beginning of the 1993–94 season.{{Cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=5248&year=1993 |title=Nic Henning – 1993|publisher =Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=2019-10-08}} Henning qualified for the European Tour before the 1994 season. He did not play well, recording only one top-10 and did not come close to keeping his card.{{Cite web |url=https://www.europeantour.com/players/nic-henning-9798/career-record?tour=european-tour |title=Nic Henning – Career Records |publisher=European Tour |access-date=2019-10-08}} He returned to South Africa where he played for the remainder of the 1990s and recorded several top-10s before finally winning the 1999 [Vodacom Players Championship](/source/Vodacom_Players_Championship). Henning defeated Northern Ireland's [Darren Clarke](/source/Darren_Clarke), then one of the top players in the world, in a playoff. He still regards it as his top achievement as a professional. He would finish in second place on the South African Tour's Order of Merit for the 1999–2000 season. The following year, Henning qualified for his only major championship, the [2000 Open Championship](/source/2000_Open_Championship), and his only [World Golf Championship](/source/World_Golf_Championships) event, the [WGC-American Express Championship](/source/2000_WGC-American_Express_Championship). He missed the cut at the Open but finished T-17 at the WGC event held at [Valderrama Golf Club](/source/Valderrama_Golf_Club), even placing in the top-10 after the first round. In 2001, he qualified for the European Tour for the second time. At two early events in South America, he recorded consecutive top-10s but his play quickly regressed after that.{{Cite web |url=http://www.owgr.com/en/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=5248&year=2001 |title=Nic Henning – 2001 |publisher=Official World Golf Ranking |access-date=2019-10-08}} He would finish #145 on the Order of Merit and did not keep his card. Henning returned to South Africa during the early 2000s and would have much success. He won the 2003 [Royal Swazi Sun Classic](/source/Royal_Swazi_Sun_Classic){{Cite web |url=http://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=RSSC~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=204S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Result - Royal Swazi Sun Classic |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=2019-10-08}} and the 2004 [Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open](/source/Capital_Alliance_Royal_Swazi_Sun_Open).{{Cite web |url=http://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=RSSO~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=205S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Result - Capital Alliance Swazi Open |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=2019-10-08}} He recorded his fourth and final win at the 2005 [Vodacom Origins of Golf Tour](/source/Vodacom_Origins_of_Golf_Tour) defeating [Doug McGuigan](/source/Doug_McGuigan) by a shot.{{Cite web |url=http://sunshinetour.info/tic/tmresult.cgi?tourn=VLSP~result=PF~dc=N~cardlink=Y~~season=206S~style=00~groupties=Y~pr=N~textout=N~bordersize=1~fontsize=*~winfocus=Y~ |title=Result - Vodacom Origins - Bloemfontein |publisher=Sunshine Tour |access-date=2019-10-08}} Later in the year, in October, he tied [Anton Haig](/source/Anton_Haig) after four rounds at the Seekers Travel Pro-Am but lost to him in a playoff. In 2008, he also finished the [Nashua Golf Challenge](/source/Nashua_Golf_Challenge) and [MTC Namibia PGA Championship](/source/MTC_Namibia_PGA_Championship) tied in regulation but lost both in playoffs. ==Professional wins (4)== ===Sunshine Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!! Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|12 Dec [1999](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Southern_Africa_Tour) |[Vodacom Players Championship](/source/Vodacom_Players_Championship) |−12 (67-67-72-70=276) |Playoff |{{flagicon|NIR}} [Darren Clarke](/source/Darren_Clarke) |- |align=center|2 |align=right|22 Jun [2003](/source/2003%E2%80%9304_Sunshine_Tour) |[Royal Swazi Sun Classic](/source/Royal_Swazi_Sun_Classic) |−18 (65-66-67=198) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Mark Murless](/source/Mark_Murless) |- |align=center|3 |align=right|8 May [2004](/source/2004%E2%80%9305_Sunshine_Tour) |[Capital Alliance Royal Swazi Sun Open](/source/Capital_Alliance_Royal_Swazi_Sun_Open) |42 pts (10-4-9-19=42) |1 point |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Titch Moore](/source/Titch_Moore) |- |align=center|4 |align=right|26 Aug [2005](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Sunshine_Tour) |[Vodacom Origins of Golf](/source/Vodacom_Origins_of_Golf) at Bloemfontein |−11 (68-70-67=205) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|SCO}} [Doug McGuigan](/source/Doug_McGuigan) |} '''Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–3)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent(s)!!Result |-style="background:#D0F0C0;" |align=center|1 |[1999](/source/1999%E2%80%932000_Southern_Africa_Tour) |[Vodacom Players Championship](/source/Vodacom_Players_Championship) |{{flagicon|NIR}} [Darren Clarke](/source/Darren_Clarke) |Won with birdie on second extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |[2005](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Sunshine_Tour) |[Seekers Travel Pro-Am](/source/Seekers_Travel_Pro-Am) |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Anton Haig](/source/Anton_Haig) |Lost to par on first extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|3 |[2008](/source/2008_Sunshine_Tour) |[Nashua Golf Challenge](/source/Nashua_Golf_Challenge) |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Keith Horne](/source/Keith_Horne) |Lost to par on second extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|4 |2008 |[MTC Namibia PGA Championship](/source/MTC_Namibia_PGA_Championship) |{{flagicon|ZAF}} [Merrick Bremner](/source/Merrick_Bremner), {{flagicon|ZIM}} [Tongoona Charamba](/source/Tongoona_Charamba) |Charamba won with birdie on third extra hole
Henning eliminated by par on second hole |} ==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2000 |- |align=left|[The Open Championship](/source/The_Open_Championship) |CUT |} CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Henning only played in The Open Championship.'' ==Results in World Golf Championships== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Tournament!!2000 |- |align="left"|[Match Play](/source/WGC-Match_Play) |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align="left"|[Championship](/source/WGC-Championship) |T17 |- |align="left"|[Invitational](/source/WGC-Invitational) |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} "T" = Tied ==Team appearances== *[World Cup](/source/World_Cup_(men's_golf)) (representing South Africa): [1998](/source/1998_World_Cup_of_Golf) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{EuroTour player|9798}} *{{OWGR|5248}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Henning, Nic}} Category:South African male golfers Category:Sunshine Tour golfers Category:Golfers from Pretoria Category:White South African people Category:1969 births Category:Living people Category:20th-century South African sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Nic Henning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic_Henning) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic_Henning?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.