Allan Henning (born 1 June 1944) is a former

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from

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

. Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers

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, Brian, and

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all became professional golfers. Henning turned professional in 1962 and won 18 tournaments on the South African

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between 1963 and 1980. His biggest win was the South African Open when it was played twice in 1963. Henning also had 4 playoff losses and 3 runner up positions in the South African Open. He also secured a big win at the

South African Masters The South African Masters was one of the most prestigious golf tournaments on the Sunshine Tour. It was last played in 2011. Before its discontinuation, it had a prize fund of 1.2 million rand and was held at the Wild Coast Sun Country Club on ...

in 1968. Henning won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in two consecutive seasons, in 1974/75 and 1975/76. He represented SA in World Cup and World Series of Golf. Henning was also the first to score a record 61 at the Toro Classic played at Glendower GC in 1976. As a senior, Henning won the South African Senior Championships three times and the Senior Order of Merit three times. He recorded a further nine victories on the now defunct Paradym Tour.

Professional wins (20)

Southern Africa circuit wins (9)

*1963 South African Open *1965

Western Province Open The Western Province Open was a golf tournament in South Africa as part of the South African Tour. Winners ''This list is incomplete'' * 1936 Alf Padgham (268) * 1956 Bobby Locke (287) * 1957 Gary Player (285) * 1958 Bobby Locke (286) * 1959 Ha ...

*1966

Rhodesian Dunlop Masters The Rhodesian Dunlop Masters was a golf tournament that was held in Rhodesia. It was an event on the Southern Africa Tour until the late 1970s. History The tournament rotated round three host courses, Royal Salisbury Golf Club and Chapman G ...

*1967

Transvaal Open The Transvaal Open was a golf tournament in South Africa. In later years it was a fixture on the South African Sunshine Circuit. Winners * 1911 Laurie Waters * 1912 ''No tournament'' * 1913 Jock Brews * 1914–18 ''No tournament'' * 1919 Laurie ...

, Kalahari Classic *1968 Dunlop South African Masters *1970 Schoeman Park Open, Bata Bush Babes Tournament, Flame Lily Tournament

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

*1974

*1975 Rolux Toro Classic *1976 Datsun International, NCR Western Province Open,

*1977

*1980 Kronenbrau Orkney Open *1980 Vaal Reefs Open

Other wins (4)

*1994 South African Seniors *1998 John Bland Invitational, Vodacom Senior Series: Welkom *2000 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with

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)

Team appearances

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(representing South Africa):

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henning, Allan South African male golfers Sunshine Tour golfers Golfers from Johannesburg 1944 births Living people 20th-century South African people