Bunky Henry

George Walter "Bunky" Henry Jr. (February 8, 1944 – August 17, 2018) was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour in the 1960s and 1970s.

In 1944, Henry was born in Valdosta, Georgia, He attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta on a football scholarship, and also played on the Yellow Jackets' golf team.

In 1967, Henry turned professional and played on the PGA Tour for 12 years.

Henry's career year in professional golf was 1969, when he won the National Airlines Open Invitational, and had his two best finishes in majors: solo ninth at the U.S. Open and T-11 at the PGA Championship.

Henry began play at age fifty on the Senior PGA Tour in 1994, and his best finish was a tie for third at the Boone Valley Classic in Missouri in 1996.

Henry died on August 17, 2018, at the age of 74.

In 2008, Henry was inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame.

• 1960 Georgia State Junior Jaycee Championship
• 1961 Golden Isles Invitational, Okeefenokee Invitational
• 1962 Southern Amateur
• 1965 Canadian Amateur
• 1966 Peach Blossom
• 1967 Peach Blossom

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