Mark Hensby - The Grind of Golf , Playoff Mindset & Making your own way

Episode 39 of the Tee It Up Golf Podcast , Q is joined by one of the great journeymen of Australian Golf , Mark Hensby .

Mark got to as high as #27 in the World Golf Rankings back in 2005. 

Mark was born in Melbourne, Victoria but 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 chasing his dream of Pro Golf. 

Mark moved to the United States in 1994, and having initially stayed with family friends, for a time slept in his car parked while caddying to make money to enter tournament's around the states . 

Hensby played on what is now the Korn Ferry 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. 

In 2005 Mark had an amazing year 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.

A car accident early in 2006 severely limited Hensby's ability to compete that year,but he came back in 2007 to finish just outside the top 100 on the PGA Tour money list and secure his card for following season.

Throughout this Episode we chat about the differences between golf now and what is like trying to make your way ion the 90's . the 3 era's of golf Mark played through and the difference technology is making to players in the current day .

Mark talks us through his 12 month Ban from the PGA Tour in 2017, where he failed to submit a urine sample for testing .

Mark has had such an amazing career in the game and is truely one of the great products of Australian Golf .

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