Nolan Jay Henke (born November 25, 1964) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the

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. Henke was born in

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. He attended

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and was a distinguished member of the

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team. During his years at Florida State, Henke won seven tournaments and was an All-American for 3 consecutive years: 1985 – 1987. He turned pro in 1987 and joined the PGA Tour in 1988. In the early 1990s, Henke won three

events. His first win came at the 1990 B.C. Open. In 1991, he won the

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, finished 5th on the money list, and had six top-10 finishes. His third win came in 1993 at the BellSouth Classic. His best finish in a

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has been T6 at both the

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and the 1993 PGA Championship. As he has grown older, Henke has had difficulty maintaining his PGA Tour privileges, and has had to play some events on the

. His best finish in this venue is a T-4 at the 2002 Preferred Health Systems Wichita Open. Henke began playing on the

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in 2015. Henke lives in

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. 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

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to promote the development of young players by sponsoring the Nolan Henke/Patty Berg Junior Masters tournament.

Amateur wins (11)

*1985 Seminole Classic, Panhandle Intercollegiate, Forest Hills Invitational *1986

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, Florida Intercollegiate *1987 American Amateur,

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, Seminole Golf Classic, South Florida Invitational, Jerry Pate Invitational, Metro Conference Championship

Professional wins (4)

PGA Tour wins (3)

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Other wins (1)

*1988 South Florida Open

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Summary

*Most consecutive cuts made – 6 (1989 U.S. Open – 1992 Masters) *Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (1993 U.S. Open – 1993 PGA)

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