Henry Ciuci
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| Henry Ciuci | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | April 25, 1903 Rye, New York |
| Died | January 1986 (aged 82) |
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) |
| Weight | 152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 6 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T25: 1934 |
| PGA Championship | T5: 1924 |
| U.S. Open | T6: 1928 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Henry Ciuci (April 25, 1903 – January 1986) was an American professional golfer. He won six official PGA Tour events in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and was one of the Tour's most successful performers between 1928 and 1931.
His best finish in a major championship was a tie for fifth place in the 1924 PGA Championship. His best effort in the U.S. Open was a sixth place tie in 1928. He finished T25 in the 1934 Masters Tournament.
Golf career[edit]
Ciuci won two Tour events in 1928, and scored two second-place finishes. He had 11 finishes in the top-10 and 15 in the top-25 that season. In 1929, he won one Tour event, finished third three times, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 17 in the top-25. He had his best season in 1931, winning three times, one of which was the inaugural Connecticut Open. Also in 1931, he finished third twice, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 10 in the top-25. For his career, in addition to the six wins, Ciuci is credited with 53 top-10 finishes and 85 finishes in the top-25.[1]
PGA Tour wins (6)[edit]
- 1928 (2) Florida Open, one other win
- 1929 (1) one win
- 1931 (3) Fort Lauderdale Open, Coral Gables Open (tie with Walter Hagen), Connecticut Open
Source:[1]
Results in major championships[edit]
| Tournament | 1923 | 1924 | 1925 | 1926 | 1927 | 1928 | 1929 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | 58 | T6 | 7 | ||||
| PGA Championship | QF | R16 |
| Tournament | 1930 | 1931 | 1932 | 1933 | 1934 | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | NYF | NYF | NYF | NYF | T25 | T45 | |||||
| U.S. Open | WD | T29 | T14 | T15 | T17 | WD | CUT | CUT | |||
| PGA Championship | R32 | R32 |
Note: Ciuci never played in The Open Championship.
NYF = Tournament not yet founded
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place
References[edit]
- ^ a b Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 237, 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
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