- Roberto DeVicenzo
Roberto DeVicenzo (born
April 14 1923 ) is a former professionalgolf er.DeVicenzo was born in
Villa Ballester ,Buenos Aires, Argentina . He won 230 tournaments worldwide in his career (according to theWorld Golf Hall of Fame ), including six on thePGA 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 partnerTommy 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 theUnited 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 theLiberty Mutual Legends of Golf two times and the inauguralU.S. Senior Open in 1980. Also won the 1974PGA 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 onNovember 12 ,2006 at age 83.Professional wins
PGA Tour wins
*1951
Palm Beach Round Robin ,Inverness Invitational Four-Ball (withHenry Ransom )
*1957Colonial National Invitation ,All American Open
*1966Dallas Open Invitational
*1967British Open
*1968Houston Champions International Major championship is shown in bold.
Other wins
"this list is incomplete"
*1944Argentine PGA Championship ,Argentine Open
*1945Argentine PGA Championship
*1946 Chilean Open
*1947Argentine PGA Championship
*1948Argentine PGA Championship
*1949Argentine PGA Championship ,Argentine Open
*1950Open de France , Dutch Open, Belgian Open
*1951Argentine PGA Championship ,Argentine Open ,Mexican Open
*1952Argentine Open ,Panama Open
*1953 Canada Cup (team withAntonio Cerdá ),Mexican Open ,Panama Open
*1955Mexican Open
*1958Argentine Open
*1960Open de France ,Argentine PGA Championship
*1961 Chilean Open, Colombian Open
*1962 Canada Cup (individual)
*1964Open de France , German Open,Argentine PGA Championship
*1965Argentine PGA Championship ,Argentine Open
*1966Spanish Open ,Argentine PGA Championship
*1967Argentine Open
*1969Argentine PGA Championship
*1970 World Cup (individual),Argentine Open
*1971Argentine PGA Championship ,Panama Open
*1972Argentine PGA Championship ,Venezuelan Open
*1973Panama Open ,Venezuelan Open
*1974Argentine PGA Championship ,Panama Open
*1977Argentine PGA Championship
*1985Argentine PGA Championship enior PGA Tour wins
*1980
U.S. Senior Open
*1984Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am Senior major championship is shown in bold.
Other senior wins
"this list may be incomplete"
*1974PGA Seniors' Championship
*1979Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (withJulius Boros )
*1983Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf (withRod Funseth )
*1988Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withCharlie Sifford )
*1989Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withCharlie Sifford )
*1991Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf - Legendary Division (withCharlie 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-10ee also
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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 ]
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