Mark Hensby

Mark Adam Hensby (born 29 June 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.[2][3][4]

Mark Hensby
Personal information
Full nameMark Adam Hensby
Born (1971-06-29) 29 June 1971
Melbourne, Australia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Nationality Australia
ResidenceMesa, Arizona, U.S.
SpouseKimberly Hensby
ChildrenChase Hensby, Caden Hensby
Career
Turned professional1995
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
PGA Tour (past champion status)
Professional wins6
Highest ranking27 (21 August 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
European Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour3
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT5: 2005
PGA ChampionshipT59: 2005
U.S. OpenT3: 2005
The Open ChampionshipT15: 2005

Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course. He moved to the United States in 1994, and having initially stayed with family friends, for a time slept in his car parked at the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club near Chicago, Illinois.[5] He won the Illinois State Amateur Championship in 1994 before turning professional the following year. He now lives in Mesa, Arizona.

Hensby played on what is now the Korn Ferry Tour (formerly named the web.com Tour, Nationwide Tour, the Buy.com Tour, the Nike Tour, and the Ben Hogan Tour) for several years from 1997 before he graduated to the PGA Tour for the 2001 season. He gained his place on the elite tour by virtue of his 2nd-place finish on the Buy.com Tour money list in 2000. In his rookie season, Hensby did not earn enough money to retain his card and was forced to return to the second tier for 2002, after failing to regain his place at the end of season qualifying school. In 2003, he picked up his third win on the Nationwide Tour and finished 7th on the money list, to graduate directly to the PGA Tour for the second time.

2004 was a breakthrough season for Hensby as he sought to establish himself on the PGA Tour. He collected his first win at the 2004 John Deere Classic, where he defeated John E. Morgan in a sudden-death playoff,[5] and also had several other top 10 finishes on his way to 15th place on the end of season money list. The following season, he made an impact in the majors, finishing tied for 5th at the Masters, tied for 3rd in the U.S. Open, and tied for 15th in the British Open.[6] In 2005, Hensby made the cut in all four majors and was awarded with a spot in the 2005 Presidents Cup.

A car accident early in 2006 severely limited Hensby's ability to compete that year,[7] but he came back in 2007 to finish just outside the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list and secure his card for following season.[8] His struggles were not over however and in 2008, he slipped outside the top 150 to lose his fully exempt status.

Hensby won the Scandinavian Masters on the European Tour in 2005. He was as high as 27th in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2005.

A series of injuries and three shoulder surgeries, plus two failed attempts at European Tour Q School, halted Hensby's career. He made his first PGA Tour start in two years (and first cut on any major tour since 2011) at the 2015 Barbasol Championship. He was the co-leader at the 36-hole point with rookie Kim Meen-whee. Hensby finished T6, his first PGA Tour top ten finish in seven years.

In December 2017, the PGA Tour suspended Hensby for one year retroactive to 26 October for violating the Tour's anti-doping policy.[9] Hensby spoke out a day afterwards, saying: "Call me stupid but don’t call me a cheater."[10]

Amateur wins
  • 1994 Illinois State Amateur Championship

Professional wins (6)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 11 Jul 2004 John Deere Classic −16 (68-65-69-66=268) Playoff John E. Morgan

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 John Deere Classic John E. Morgan Won with par on second extra hole

European Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 31 Jul 2005 Scandinavian Masters −22 (65-68-64-65=262) Playoff Henrik Stenson

European Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2005 Scandinavian Masters Henrik Stenson Won with par on second extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 22 Aug 1998 Nike Fort Smith Classic −20 (65-68-62-65=260) 2 strokes Woody Austin
2 6 May 2000 Buy.com Carolina Classic −18 (64-68-68-66=266) Playoff Manny Zerman
3 20 Jul 2003 Henrico County Open −20 (71-67-67-63=268) Playoff Zach Johnson

Nationwide Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2000 Buy.com Carolina Classic Manny Zerman Won with par on seventh extra hole
2 2002 Permian Basin Open Tag Ridings Lost to eagle on first extra hole
3 2003 Henrico County Open Zach Johnson Won with birdie on first extra hole

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships
Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007
Masters Tournament T5 T22
U.S. Open T3 CUT
The Open Championship T15 T22 CUT
PGA Championship T68 T59
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 2005200620072008
The Players Championship T73 74 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2004200520062007
Match Play R32 R64
Championship T11 T56
Invitational T65 T58 T54 T67
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied

Team appearances

See also

References
  1. "Week 34 2005 Ending 21 Aug 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  2. "Hensby keen to make Presidents Cup team". Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  3. "Jason Day offers a glimpse into the future of Australian golf". The Australian. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  4. "Day dream: wayward Australian relies on short game to seize lead". The Australian. 24 May 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  5. "Hensby swaps sleeping in his car for driving to the top". The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  6. "Hensby keen to make Presidents Cup team". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 2008. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  7. "Injured Hensby set to take break". BBC Sport. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  8. "Hensby secures ticket for PGA Tour". The Australian. 23 October 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  9. Romine, Brentley (11 December 2017). "PGA Tour suspends Mark Hensby for violating its anti-doping policy". Golfweek.
  10. Inglis, Martin (13 December 2017). "Mark Hensby speaks out after PGA Tour ban". bunkered.
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