Michael Hendry
Personal information
Born (1979-10-15) 15 October 1979
Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceAuckland, New Zealand
Career
Turned professional2005
Current tour(s)Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Former tour(s)OneAsia Tour
Professional wins16
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia4
Other11
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 2017, 2018

Michael Hendry (born 15 October 1979) is a professional golfer from New Zealand. Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour where he won the 2015 Token Homemate Cup. He has also won four times on the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Early life

Hendry was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Professional career

Hendry turned professional in 2005. He plays on the PGA Tour of Australasia where has won the New Zealand PGA Championship twice and the New Zealand Open.[1] In 2012, he finished second on the Order of Merit. In 2017, he became the first New Zealander since Mahal Pearce in 2003 to win the New Zealand Open when he defeated fellow kiwi Ben Campbell and Australian Brad Kennedy in a playoff at Millbrook Resort. Hendry has the most wins on the Charles Tour, with nine between 2009 and 2023.[2]

Hendry also won the 2010 Indonesia Open on the OneAsia Tour.[3] He finished third on the Order of Merit in 2010[4] and sixth in 2011.[5]

Since 2013 he has played primarily on the Japan Golf Tour. In April 2015, Hendry won for the first time on the tour, at the Token Homemate Cup with a one stroke victory. In both 2017 and 2018 he was runner-up in the Gateway to The Open Mizuno Open, earning him a place in that year's Open Championship. He missed the cut on both occasions.

In May 2023, Hendry announced that he had been diagnosed with leukemia and would be taking indefinite leave from the game.[6] Having finished runner-up at the World City Championship in Hong Kong on the Asian Tour in March,[7] he had to forfeit his exemption into the 2023 Open Championship.[6] Four months later, Hendry returned to professional competition, playing on the Charles Tour.[8] Two weeks later, Hendry won his first event since returning on the Charles Tour.[9]

Professional wins (16)

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 1 Apr 2015 Token Homemate Cup −15 (67-69-69-64=269) 1 stroke Japan Kazuhiro Yamashita

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 1 Apr 2012 New Zealand PGA Pro-Am Championship −16 (69-68-67-68=272) 2 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown, Australia Andrew Martin
2 3 Mar 2013 New Zealand PGA Championship (2) −19 (67-67-68-67=269) Playoff Australia Scott Strange
3 12 Mar 2017 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open −19 (65-65-67-69=266) Playoff New Zealand Ben Campbell, Australia Brad Kennedy
4 12 Feb 2023 Vic Open −21 (64-62-69-72=267) 4 strokes Australia David Micheluzzi

PGA Tour of Australasia playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2013 New Zealand PGA Championship Australia Scott Strange Won with par on first extra hole
2 2017 ISPS Handa New Zealand Open New Zealand Ben Campbell, Australia Brad Kennedy Won with par on first extra hole

OneAsia Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 4 Jul 2010 Indonesia Open −19 (70-67-67-65=269) 7 strokes China Liang Wenchong

Charles Tour wins (9)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 17 May 2009 Carrus Tauranga Open −12 (67-68-65-68=268) Playoff Australia Peter Fowler
2 4 Oct 2009 Port Taranaki Open −8 (70-69-68-73=280) 2 strokes New Zealand Doug Holloway
3 16 May 2010 Rapid Labels Muriwai Open −17 (67-68-68-68=271) 1 stroke New Zealand Richard Lee
4 12 May 2013 Ask Metro Muriwai Open (2) −18 (65-69-67-69=270) 2 strokes New Zealand Richard Lee
5 22 Mar 2015 Lawnmaster Classic −23 (64-64-70-67=265) 3 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary, New Zealand Joshua Munn (a)
6 20 Mar 2016 Lawnmaster Classic (2) −17 (61-72-66=199) 2 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary
7 21 Mar 2021 Renaissance Brewery NZ Stroke Play Championship −13 (65-70-68-68=271) 4 strokes New Zealand Mark Brown
8 23 Oct 2022 Taranaki Open (2) −16 (67-70-69-66=272) 3 strokes New Zealand Josh Geary
9 15 Oct 2023 DVS Clearwater Open −2 (68-74=142)* Playoff New Zealand Jared Edwards (a), New Zealand Josh Geary,
New Zealand Tyler Hodge, South Korea Kang Dong-woo

*Note: The 2023 DVS Clearwater Open was shortened to 36 holes due to weather.

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 20172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship CUT CUT
PGA Championship
  Did not play

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament20132014201520162017
Championship T58 T52
Match Play
Invitational
Champions T50 T64 T65
  Did not play

"T" = tied

Team appearances

References

  1. "Golf: Kiwi takes out Pro-Am". New Zealand Herald. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  2. "Hendry's legacy on the Jennian Homes Charles Tour continues to grow". Golf New Zealand. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
  3. "Michael Hendry, A Cricket Star Crowned The Champion Of Indonesia Open". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  4. "2010 Order of Merit". OneAsia Tour. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  5. "2011 Order of Merit". OneAsia Tour. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2013.
  6. 1 2 Webeck, Tony (16 May 2023). "Hendry withdraws from The Open to fight cancer battle". PGA of Australia. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  7. "World City Championship presented by the Hong Kong Golf Club". The Open. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. "Hendry back on the golf course months after cancer diagnosis". 1news. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  9. "Michael Hendry secures emotional victory at Clearwater Open months after cancer diagnosis". stuff.co.nz. 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
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