Henni Koyack: 20 Facts You Didn't Know About The Golf Broadcaster

Get to know former professional golfer and current broadcaster Henni Koyack with these facts about her life and career

Henni Koyack looks on during the Payne’s Valley Cup on September 22, 2020 at Payne’s Valley course at Big Cedar Lodge in Ridgedale, Missouri
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Henni Koyack has become a recognizable face and voice on golf broadcasts over the past few years and has covered many of the biggest events in the sport, including the Majors and the Ryder Cup.

But if you don't know all that much about her or would like to know a bit more, keep reading to find out.

1. Her full name is Henrietta Koyack.

2. She was born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England on January 6, 1990.

3. Her dad is English and her mum is Mauritian.

4. Koyack was inspired to play golf aged nine after watching Jose Maria Olazabal's 1999 Masters triumph.

5. She has had a number of surnames since being in the public eye. Koyack was formerly known as Henni Brockway - her dad's surname - before using her mother's maiden name, Zuel for a period of time. She married professional golfer Tano Goya in 2015 and took his surname until they divorced in 2018. She married her now husband Benjamin Koyack - a former NFL player with the Jaxonville Jaguars - in June 2020 and took his surname.

6. Henni had a decorated amateur career, winning numerous high-level junior and amateur titles including the English Under-15 Championship, Central European Under-16 Championship, Dorset Ladies County Championship, Girls' British Open Championship and Welsh Ladies Open.

7. She represented Europe at the 2007 Junior Solheim Cup in Sweden.

8. Henni joined Nick Faldo's 'Team Faldo' after being selected by the six-time Major winner. This allowed her to compete all over the world.

9. Her handicap was 2 at the age of 13.

10. Henni was the youngest ever golfer to play on the Ladies European Tour at just 13 years old.

Things You Didn't Know About Henni Koyack

11. Koyack turned professional in early 2008 and immediately joined the Ladies European Tour. Her first event was at the Turkish Ladies Open.

12. Henni knows world-famous soccer star, David Beckham having previously been signed to the same management company as him. "He is an inspiration to me - he has helped me a lot with advice and how to deal with different things," Koyack told the Daily Mirror in 2008.

13. Koyack is a Buddhist.

14. She retired from professional golf in 2015 after struggling with injuries including a slipped disc in her spine.

15. She is an Adidas ambassador.

16. Koyack worked as a broadcaster for Sky Sports before joining GOLFTV in 2019 to lead its Tour player coverage. She works exclusively with Tiger Woods as well as Francesco Molinari.

17. Koyack (voice only) was an on-course announcer on video game, PGA Tour 2K23. Rich Beam and Luke Elvy were the commentary duo.

18. She has previously tweeted that she is "a firm believer in getting rid of dress codes. Fullstop. Not an amendment or softening, just no dress code."

19. Koyack is a member of Cumberwell Park Golf Club in Wiltshire - the same club which DP World Tour and LIV Golf pro Laurie Canter is attached.

20. Koyack appeared regularly in season two of Netflix's golf docu-series, 'Full Swing.'

Henni Koyack speaks to the Neflix cameras during Full Swing Season 2

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Who Is Henni Koyack's Husband?

Koyack is married to former NFL player, Benjamin Koyack. He played as a Tight End for the Jaxonville Jaguars between 2015-19 after being drafted during the seventh round of the 2015 NFL draft.

Koyack, who played college football at Notre Dame, completed 25 receptions for 208 yards and a touchdown across his five-season stint in Duval.

Jonny Leighfield
Staff Writer

Jonny Leighfield is our Staff News Writer who joined Golf Monthly just in time for the 2023 Solheim Cup and Ryder Cup. He graduated from the University of Brighton with a degree in Sport Journalism in 2017 and spent almost five years as the sole sports reporter at his local newspaper. An improving golfer who still classes himself as ‘one of the worst players on the Golf Monthly team’, Jonny enjoys playing as much as he can and is hoping to reach his Handicap goal of 18 at some stage. He attended both the 150th and 151st Opens and is keen to make it an annual pilgrimage.