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 Nationwide Tour. Henke was born in

Battle Creek, Michigan Battle Creek is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan, in northwest Calhoun County, Michigan, Calhoun County, at the confluence of the Kalamazoo River, Kalamazoo and Battle Creek River, Battle Creek rivers. It is the principal city of the Battle C ...

. He attended

Florida State University Florida State University (FSU) is a public research university in Tallahassee, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida. Founded in 1851, it is located on the oldest continuous site of higher education in the st ...

Tallahassee, Florida Tallahassee ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, Florida, Leon County. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In ...

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

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. 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

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. His best finish in a

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has been T6 at both the 1992 Masters Tournament and the

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

Fort Myers, Florida Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in southwestern Florida and the county seat and commercial center of Lee County, Florida, United States. The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 92,245 in 20 ...

. 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

Patty Berg Patricia Jane Berg (February 13, 1918 – September 10, 2006) was an American professional golfer. She was a founding member and the first president of the LPGA. Her 15 major title wins remains the all-time record for most major wins by a fem ...

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)

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Henke, Nolan American male golfers Florida State Seminoles men's golfers PGA Tour golfers PGA Tour Champions golfers Golfers from Michigan Golfers from Florida Sportspeople from Battle Creek, Michigan Sportspeople from Fort Myers, Florida 1964 births Living people