Roberto DeVicenzo

Roberto DeVicenzo (born April 14 1923) is a former professional golfer.

DeVicenzo was born in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina. He won 230 tournaments worldwide in his career (according to the World Golf Hall of Fame), including six on the PGA Tour and the 1967 British Open. He is best remembered for his misfortune in the 1968 Masters. On the par 4 seventeenth hole, Roberto DeVicenzo made a birdie, but playing partner Tommy Aaron inadvertently entered a 4 instead of 3 on the scorecard.

DeVicenzo did not check the scorecard for the error before signing it, and according to the Rules of Golf the higher score had to stand and be counted. If not for this mistake, DeVicenzo would have tied for first place with Bob Goalby, and the two would have met in an 18-hole playoff the next day. His quote afterwards became famous for its simplicity: "What a stupid I am!"

In 1970, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf.

DeVicenzo subsequently found great success in the early days of the Senior PGA Tour, winning the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf two times and the inaugural U.S. Senior Open in 1980. Also won the 1974 PGA Seniors' Championship, and represented Argentina 17 times in the Canada Cup/World Cup (leading Argentina to victory in 1953).

DeVicenzo was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1989, and officially retired on November 12, 2006 at age 83.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

*1951 Palm Beach Round Robin, Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (with Henry Ransom)
*1957 Colonial National Invitation, All American Open
*1966 Dallas Open Invitational
*1967 British Open
*1968 Houston Champions International

Major championship is shown in bold.

Other wins

"this list is incomplete"
*1944 Argentine PGA Championship, Argentine Open
*1945 Argentine PGA Championship
*1946 Chilean Open
*1947 Argentine PGA Championship
*1948 Argentine PGA Championship
*1949 Argentine PGA Championship, Argentine Open
*1950 Open de France, Dutch Open, Belgian Open
*1951 Argentine PGA Championship, Argentine Open, Mexican Open
*1952 Argentine Open, Panama Open
*1953 Canada Cup (team with Antonio Cerdá), Mexican Open, Panama Open
*1955 Mexican Open
*1958 Argentine Open
*1960 Open de France, Argentine PGA Championship
*1961 Chilean Open, Colombian Open
*1962 Canada Cup (individual)
*1964 Open de France, German Open, Argentine PGA Championship
*1965 Argentine PGA Championship, Argentine Open
*1966 Spanish Open, Argentine PGA Championship
*1967 Argentine Open
*1969 Argentine PGA Championship
*1970 World Cup (individual), Argentine Open
*1971 Argentine PGA Championship, Panama Open
*1972 Argentine PGA Championship, Venezuelan Open
*1973 Panama Open, Venezuelan Open
*1974 Argentine PGA Championship, Panama Open
*1977 Argentine PGA Championship
*1985 Argentine PGA Championship

enior PGA Tour wins

*1980 U.S. Senior Open
*1984 Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am

Senior major championship is shown in bold.

Other senior wins

"this list may be incomplete"
*1974 PGA Seniors' Championship
*1979 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Julius Boros)
*1983 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (with Rod Funseth)
*1988 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Charlie Sifford)
*1989 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Charlie Sifford)
*1991 Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (with Charlie Sifford)

Major Championships

Wins (1)

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10

ee also

*Golfers with most PGA Tour wins

External links

* [http://wgv.com/hof/member.php?member=1047 World Golf Hall of Fame profile]
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/51/63 Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
* [http://golf.about.com/od/golfers/p/robertodevicenz.htm Profile on about.com ]