Henry Dudley Wysong, Jr. (May 15, 1939 – March 29, 1998) was an American professional golfer.
Early life and amateur career Wysong was born, raised and lived all his life in and around McKinney, Texas. One of the people who taught Wysong how to play golf was Byron Nelson. In 1961, Wysong lost the final round (match play) of the U.S. Amateur, 8 and 6, to Jack Nicklaus at Pebble Beach.
Professional career Wysong won two events on the PGA Tour: the 1966 Phoenix Open Invitational and the 1967 Hawaiian Open. His best finish in a major was a 2nd at the 1966 PGA Championship, which was won by Al Geiberger. Wysong also finished T-8 at the 1965 U.S. Open.
Wysong later served as vice president of the PGA of America.
Death Wysong died in Plano, Texas after suffering an aneurysm at the McKinney Country Club where he was the golf pro for many years.
Professional wins (3) PGA Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Feb 14, 1966Phoenix Open Invitational−6 (73-69-70-66=278)1 stroke Gardner Dickinson2Nov 4, 1967Hawaiian Open−4 (72-69-70-73=284)Playoff Billy Casper
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1) No.YearTournamentOpponentResult11965Cajun Classic Open Invitational Babe HiskeyLost to birdie on second extra hole21967Hawaiian Open Billy CasperWon with par on first extra hole
Other wins (1) 1964 Tri-State Open
Results in major championships Tournament19601961196219631964196519661967196819691970Masters TournamentCUTCUTT39CUTU.S. OpenT23T8CUTCUTPGA Championship2T34T48 Note: Wysong never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
U.S. national team appearances Amateur Americas Cup: 1961 (winners)
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