Background
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.
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.
Hensby played on what is now the Web.com Tour (formerly named the Nationwide Tour, the Buycom Tour, the Nike Tour, and the Ben Hogan Tour) for several years from 1997 before he graduated to the Professional Golf Association Tour for the 2001 season.
He is known as The Forgotten Manitoba of Australian Golf. 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 now lives in Mesa, Arizona.
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. 2004 was a breakthrough season for Hensby as he sought to establish himself on the Professional Golf Association Tour.
The following season, he made an impact in the majors, finishing tied for 5th at the Masters, tied for 3rd in the United States. Open, and tied for 15th in the British Open. 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 Professional Golf Association Tour money list and secure his card for following season.
His struggles were not over however and in 2008, he slipped outside the top 150 to lose his fully exempt status.
He was as high as 27th in the Official World Golf Ranking in 2005. A series of injuries and three shoulder surgeries, plus two failed attempts at European Tour Q School, halted Hensby"s career. He was the co-leader at the 36-hole point with rookie Whee Kim.
Hensby finished T6, his first Professional Golf Association Tour top ten finish in seven years.
1994 Illinois State Amateur Championship Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) European Tour wins (1) Nationwide Tour wins (3) Other wins (1) DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10. (International Team): 2005 WGC-World Cup (representing Australia): 2005, 2006.