Henry Ciuci (April 25, 1903 – January 1986) was an American professional golfer. He won six official PGA Tour events in the late 1920s and early 1930s, and was one of the Tour's most successful performers between 1928 and 1931.

Henry Ciuci
Personal information
Born(1903-04-25)April 25, 1903
Rye, New York
DiedJanuary 1986 (aged 82)
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Weight152 lb (69 kg; 10.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
StatusProfessional
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour6
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT25: 1934
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1924
U.S. OpenT6: 1928
The Open ChampionshipDNP

His best finish in a major championship was a tie for fifth place in the 1924 PGA Championship. His best effort in the U.S. Open was a sixth place tie in 1928. He finished T25 in the 1934 Masters Tournament.

Golf career

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Ciuci won two Tour events in 1928, and scored two second-place finishes. He had 11 finishes in the top-10 and 15 in the top-25 that season. In 1929, he won one Tour event, finished third three times, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 17 in the top-25. He had his best season in 1931, winning three times, one of which was the inaugural Connecticut Open. Also in 1931, he finished third twice, had eight finishes in the top-10 and 10 in the top-25. For his career, in addition to the six wins, Ciuci is credited with 53 top-10 finishes and 85 finishes in the top-25.[1]

PGA Tour wins (6)

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Source:[1]

Results in major championships

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Tournament 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929
U.S. Open 58 T6 7
PGA Championship QF R16
Tournament 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940
Masters Tournament NYF NYF NYF NYF T25 T45
U.S. Open WD T29 T14 T15 T17 WD CUT CUT
PGA Championship R32 R32

Note: Ciuci never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

NYF = Tournament not yet founded
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
R64, R32, R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play
"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

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  1. ^ a b Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Doubleday. pp. 237, 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.