J. J. Henry

J. J. Henry
Personal information
Full nameRonald Henry III
Born (1975-04-02) April 2, 1975 (age 49)
Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceFort Worth, Texas, U.S.
SpouseLee Henry
Career
CollegeTexas Christian University
Turned professional1998
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Professional wins5
Highest ranking58 (January 7, 2007)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour3
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT37: 2007
PGA ChampionshipT40: 2013
U.S. OpenT26: 2007
The Open ChampionshipT27: 2007

Ronald "J.J." Henry III (born April 2, 1975) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour.

Early life and amateur career

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Henry was born in Fairfield, Connecticut. While attending Texas Christian University, he was the individual runner up at the 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships.

Professional career

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Henry turned pro in 1998. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1999 and after winning the 2000 Buy.com Knoxville Open moved up to the PGA Tour in 2001. His first PGA Tour win came in 2006 at the Buick Championship. He played on the 2006 Ryder Cup team, halving all three matches he was involved in.

Henry came close at the 2012 Byron Nelson Championship where he had one-shot lead with two holes to play. A double bogey on the 71st hole resulted in him eventually finishing two strokes behind winner Jason Dufner. Later in the year, Henry won for the second time on the PGA Tour at the Reno–Tahoe Open. The event used the modified Stableford scoring system and Henry prevailed by one point over Brazilian Alexandre Rocha. He earned entry into the PGA Championship the following week.

After finishing 158th in the 2018 FedEx Cup, Henry became the first player to take advantage of a one-time PGA Tour exemption for those who made at least 300 cuts, six priority positions higher than the past champions category.[2]

Personal life

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Henry lives with his wife Lee and his two children in Fort Worth, Texas.

In 2006, Henry founded the Henry House Foundation, a non-profit organization with a mission to generate public awareness and to support community-based programs that focus on the healthcare and well-being of children in the community. The foundation makes donations to fund specific, tangible projects initiated by children's medical and support services and organizations in Fort Worth and Southern New England.

Awards and honors

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In 2015, Henry was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame.

Amateur wins

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Professional wins (5)

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PGA Tour wins (3)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Jul 2, 2006 Buick Championship −14 (68-68-63-67=266) 3 strokes United States Hunter Mahan, United States Ryan Moore
2 Aug 5, 2012 Reno–Tahoe Open 43 pts (10-12-14-7=43) 1 point Brazil Alexandre Rocha
3 Aug 9, 2015 Barracuda Championship (2) 47 pts (13-11-17-6=47) Playoff United States Kyle Reifers

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2015 Barracuda Championship United States Kyle Reifers Won with eagle on second extra hole

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 May 7, 2000 Buy.com Knoxville Open −15 (67-67-66-73=273) 1 stroke United States Tripp Isenhour, United States Spike McRoy,
United States Gene Sauers, United States Chris Smith

Other wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 Jun 19, 2007 CVS Caremark Charity Classic
(with United States Stewart Cink) 		−20 (60-62=122) 1 stroke United States Brad Faxon and United States Zach Johnson

Results in major championships

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Masters Tournament T37
U.S. Open 64 57 CUT T26 CUT CUT T54 CUT
The Open Championship CUT T27
PGA Championship 63 41 CUT CUT T63 CUT T42 T40 T72
  Did not play

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

Summary

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Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 11
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2006 PGA – 2007 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT CUT T45 CUT T42 CUT T58 CUT T40 CUT T48 T28 T67
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

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Tournament 2006 2007 2008
Match Play R64
Championship 37 T55
Invitational T10 T41 T73
  Top 10
  Did not play

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

U.S. national team appearances

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Amateur

Professional

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Week 1 2007 Ending 7 Jan 2007" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  2. ^ Bolton, Rob (September 28, 2018). "2018–19 PGA Tour full-membership fantasy rankings". PGA Tour.
  3. ^ a b c "Connecticut Amateur Past Champions". www.csgalinks.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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