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Allan Henning (born 1 June 1944) is a former professional golfer from South Africa.
Henning was born into a golfing family. His brothers Harold, Brian, and Graham all became professional golfers.
Henning won 10 tournaments on the South African Sunshine Tour between 1963 and 1980. His biggest win was the South African Open when it was played twice in 1963. He also secured a big win at the South African Masters in 1968.
Henning won the Sunshine Tour Order of Merit in two consecutive seasons, in 1974/75 and 1975/76. He represented SA in World Cup and World Series of Golf. As a senior, Henning won the South African Senior Championships three times and the Senior Order of Merit three times. He recorded a further nine victories on the now defunct Paradym Tour.
In 2000, Henning partnered with fellow South African Retief Goosen at the Nelson Mandela Invitational where they won the betterball medal.
Professional wins
Sunshine Tour wins (12)
- 1963 South African Open
- 1965 Western Province Open
- 1967 Transvaal Open
- 1968 Dunlop South African Masters
- 1970 Schoeman Park Open
- 1974 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters
- 1975 Rolux Toro Classic
- 1976 Datsun International, NCR Western Province Open, Rhodesian Dunlop Masters,
- 1977 Rhodesian Dunlop Masters
- 1980 Kronenbrau Orkney Open
Other wins
- 1994 South African Seniors
- 1998 John Bland Invitational, Vodacom Senior Series: Welkom
- 2000 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Retief Goosen)
Team appearances
- World Cup (representing South Africa): 1970