Roberto De Vicenzo

Roberto De Vicenzo
De Vicenzo in 2013
Personal information
Born(1923-04-14)14 April 1923
Villa Ballester, Argentina
Died1 June 2017(2017-06-01) (aged 94)
Ranelagh, Argentina
Sporting nationality Argentina
Career
Turned professional1938
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Senior PGA Tour
Professional wins229
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour7
PGA Tour Champions2
Other220
Best results in major championships
(wins: 1)
Masters Tournament2nd: 1968
PGA ChampionshipT5: 1954
U.S. OpenT8: 1958
The Open ChampionshipWon: 1967
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame1989 (member page)
Bob Jones Award1970
Olimpia Award1967, 1970

Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017) was a professional golfer from Argentina. He won a record 229 professional tournaments worldwide during his career, including seven on the PGA Tour[1] and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.[2][3] He is perhaps best remembered for signing an incorrect scorecard that kept him out of a playoff for the 1968 Masters Tournament.[4]

  1. ^ Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 250–1, 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
  2. ^ Evans, Farrell (14 July 2008). "Roberto De Vicenzo". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  3. ^ "1967 Roberto De Vicenzo". The Open. Archived from the original on 26 November 2011. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  4. ^ Tarde, Jerry (1 June 2017). "Roberto De Vicenzo and the 1968 Masters: When the game held its head in its hands". Golf Digest.