Mark Hensby
| Mark Hensby | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Mark Adam Hensby |
| Born |
29 June 1971 Melbourne, Australia |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Nationality |
 Australia
|
| Residence | Mesa, Arizona, U.S. |
| Spouse | Kimberly Hensby |
| Children | Chase Hensby, Caden Hensby |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1995 |
| Current tour(s) |
Web.com Tour PGA Tour (past champion status) |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Web.com Tour | 3 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T5: 2005 |
| U.S. Open | T3: 2005 |
| The Open Championship | T15: 2005 |
| PGA Championship | T59: 2005 |
Mark Adam Hensby (born 29 June 1971) is an Australian professional golfer.
Hensby was born in Melbourne, Victoria. He grew up in Tamworth, New South Wales and attended Tamworth High School, leaving at the age of 16 to work as a postie while spending most of his time on the golf course. He moved to the United States in 1994, and having initially stayed with family friends, for a time slept in his car parked at the Cog Hill Golf & Country Club near Chicago, Illinois. He won the Illinois State Amateur Championship in 1994 before turning professional the following year. He now lives in Mesa, Arizona.
Hensby played on what is now the Web.com Tour (formerly named the Nationwide Tour, the Buy.com Tour, the Nike Tour, and the Ben Hogan Tour) for several years from 1997 before he graduated to the PGA Tour for the 2001 season. He gained his place on the elite tour by virtue of his 2nd-place finish on the Buy.com Tour money list in 2000. In his rookie season, Hensby did not earn enough money to retain his card and was forced to return to the second tier for 2002, after failing to regain his place at the end of season qualifying school. In 2003, he picked up his third win on the Nationwide Tour and finished 7th on the money list, to graduate directly to the PGA Tour for the second time.
2004 was a breakthrough season for Hensby as he sought to establish himself on the PGA Tour. He collected his first win at the 2004 John Deere Classic, where he defeated John E. Morgan in a sudden-death playoff, and also had several other top 10 finishes on his way to 15th place on the end of season money list. The following season, he made an impact in the majors, finishing tied for 5th at the Masters, tied for 3rd in the U.S. Open, and tied for 15th in the British Open. In 2005, Hensby made the cut in all four majors and was awarded with a spot in the 2005 Presidents Cup.
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