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Roberto De Vicenzo

{{Short description|Argentine professional golfer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox golfer

| name = Roberto De Vicenzo

| image = Roberto_De_Vicenzo_(cropped).jpg

| imagesize = 180px

| caption = De Vicenzo in 2013

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1923|4|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Villa Ballester, Argentina

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|6|1|1923|4|14|df=y}}

| death_place = Ranelagh, Argentina

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| nationality = {{ARG}}

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| yearpro = 1938

| extour = PGA Tour
Senior PGA Tour

| prowins = 229

| pgawins = 7

| champwins = 2

| otherwins = 220

| majorwins = 1

| masters = 2nd: 1968

| usopen = T8: 1958

| open = Won: 1967

| pga = T5: 1954

| wghofid = roberto-de-vicenzo

| wghofyear = 1989

| award1 = Bob Jones Award

| year1 = 1970

| award2 = Olimpia Award

| year2 = 1967, 1970

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}}

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{{cite book |last=Barkow |first=Al |author-link=Al Barkow |title=The History of the PGA TOUR |publisher=Doubleday |date=November 1989 |isbn=0-385-26145-4 |others=Copyright PGA Tour |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/250 250–1, 254] |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpgatour00bark/page/250 }} and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.{{cite magazine |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/2008/07/14/roberto-de-vicenzo/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007195242/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1141776/index.htm |url-status=live |archive-date=7 October 2008 |title=Roberto De Vicenzo |magazine=Sports Illustrated |first=Farrell |last=Evans |date=14 July 2008 |access-date=5 March 2009}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Roberto+DE+VICENZO |title=1967 Roberto De Vicenzo |publisher=The Open |access-date=23 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126022629/http://www.theopen.com/en/History/OpenChampions.aspx#player=Roberto+DE+VICENZO |archive-date=26 November 2011}} He is perhaps best remembered for signing an incorrect scorecard that kept him out of a playoff for the 1968 Masters Tournament.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/roberto-de-vicenzo-and-the-1968-masters-when-the-game-held-its-head-in-its-hands |title=Roberto De Vicenzo and the 1968 Masters: When the game held its head in its hands |magazine=Golf Digest |first=Jerry |last=Tarde |date=1 June 2017}}

Early life

De Vicenzo was born on 14 April 1923 in Villa Ballester, a northern suburb of Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was raised in the Villa Pueyrredón neighborhood of Buenos Aires, and acquired the game of golf as a caddie. He developed his skills at the Ranelagh Golf Club, and later relocated to the town of the same name.

Professional career

De Vicenzo won his first Argentine tournament, the Abierto del Litoral, in 1942; his first World Cup in 1953; and a major tournament, The Open Championship, in 1967. De Vicenzo is best remembered for his misfortune in the 1968 Masters Tournament. On the par-4 17th hole, Roberto De Vicenzo made a birdie, but playing partner Tommy Aaron inadvertently entered a 4 instead of 3 on the scorecard.{{cite journal |first=Brian |last=Pelanda |title=What's a 'Bunker'?: The Curious Case of How Dustin Johnson Lost the 2010 PGA Championship and Why the PGA Must Revise the Now Infamous Local Rule at Whistling Straits |ssrn=1909575 |page=69 |journal=Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Journal |volume=22 (Fall/Winter 2011)}} He 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, De Vicenzo 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 legendary for its poignancy: "What a stupid I am!"{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eewcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8WUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=roberto%20devicenzo%20bob%20goalby%20stupid&pg=5224%2C4037419 |title=Loser Said He Was Stupid |newspaper=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |location=Sarasota, Florida |agency=Associated Press|page=20 |date=15 April 1968 |access-date=10 April 2011}}

De Vicenzo 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. He also won the 1974 PGA Seniors' Championship, and represented Argentina 15 times in the Canada Cup/World Cup, leading Argentina to victory in 1953.

He officially retired on 12 November 2006, at age 83 with over 200 international victories.

Personal life

De Vicenzo died 1 June 2017 at the age of 94.{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.com.ar/2029432-murio-el-maestro-roberto-de-vicenzo-el-golfista-que-conquisto-al-mundo-con-sus-titulos-y-sus-valores |title=Murió Roberto De Vicenzo, el golfista que conquistó al mundo con sus títulos y sus valores |date=1 June 2017 |language=es |newspaper=La Nación}}{{cite news |url=http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/19514067/hall-famer-roberto-de-vicenzo-winner-1967-open-championship-dies-94 |title=Argentine golfing legend Roberto De Vicenzo dies at age 94 |work=ESPN |first=Bob |last=Harig |date=1 June 2017}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/jun/02/roberto-de-vicenzo-obituary/ |title=Roberto De Vicenzo obituary |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Peter |last=Mason |date=2 June 2017}}

Awards and honors

  • In 1970, he was voted the Bob Jones Award, the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association (USGA) in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf
  • In 1989, De Vicenzo was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
  • The Museum of Golf in Argentina in Berazategui, Argentina was founded because of his hard work. It was named in his honor upon its completion in 2006.{{cite web |title=Museo del Golf Roberto de Vicenzo |url=http://www.culturaberazategui.gov.ar/museo_golf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110902233107/http://www.culturaberazategui.gov.ar/museo_golf.html |archive-date=2 September 2011 |publisher=Municipalidad de Berazategui}}

Professional wins (229)

=PGA Tour wins (7)=

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! Legend

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| Major championships (1)

Other PGA Tour (6)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|10 Jun 1951

|Palm Beach Round Robin

|align=center|+40 points

|12 points

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Ferrier

align=center|2

|align=right|24 Jun 1951

|Inverness Invitational Four-Ball
(with {{flagicon|USA}} Henry Ransom)

|align=center|+9 points

|3 points

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Jim Ferrier and {{flagicon|USA}} Sam Snead

align=center|3

|align=right|25 May 1957

|Colonial National Invitation

| +4 (72-74-68-70=284)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Mayer

align=center|4

|align=right|5 Aug 1957

|All American Open

|−15 (69-64-70-70=273)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Littler

align=center|5

|align=right|26 Apr 1966

|Dallas Open Invitational

|−8 (71-69-69-67=276)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Campbell, {{flagicon|USA}} Raymond Floyd,
{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Harold Henning

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|6

|align=right|15 Jul 1967

|The Open Championship

|−10 (70-71-67-70=278)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

align=center|7

|align=right|5 May 1968

|Houston Champions International

|−10 (67-68-71-68=274)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Trevino

Source:{{Cite web |title=Roberto De Vicenzo |url=https://www.pgatour.com/player/05163/roberto-de-vicenzo |access-date=2024-12-31 |publisher=PGA Tour}}

=European circuit wins (9)=

=Argentine Tour wins (132)=

this list is incomplete

=Latin America/Caribbean wins (60)=

this list may be incomplete

=Other wins (3)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner(s)-up

align=center|1

|align=right|3 Jun 1953

|Canada Cup
(with {{flagicon|ARG}} Antonio Cerdá)

|−1 (145-142=287)

|10 strokes

|{{flagcountry|CAN|1921}} − Bill Kerr and Stan Leonard

align=center|2

|align=right|11 Nov 1962

|Canada Cup International Trophy

|−4 (71-68-69-68=276)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Alliss, {{flagicon|USA}} Arnold Palmer

align=center|3

|align=right|15 Nov 1970

|World Cup International Trophy (2)

|−19 (64-67-68-70=269)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} David Graham

=Senior PGA Tour wins (2)=

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! Legend

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|Senior major championships (1)

Other Senior PGA Tour (1)

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

style="background:#e5d1cb;"

|align=center|1

|align=right|29 Jun 1980

|U.S. Senior Open

|−3 (74-73-68-70=285)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} William C. Campbell (a)

align=center|2

|align=right|15 Jul 1984

|Merrill Lynch/Golf Digest Commemorative Pro-Am

|−8 (70-70-65=205)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gardner Dickinson

Senior PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

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!No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result

style="background:#F2C1D1;"

|align=center|1

|1986

|Denver Post Champions of Golf

|{{flagicon|ZAF|1928}} Gary Player

|Lost to par on fourth extra hole

=Other senior wins (16)=

this list may be incomplete

Major championships

=Wins (1)=

class="wikitable"

!Year!!Championship!!54 holes!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#ABCDEF;"

| 1967

The Open Championship2 shot lead−10 (70-71-67-70=278)2 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Nicklaus

=Results timeline=

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!Tournament

!1948

!1949

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|style="background:yellow;"|3

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1950

!1951

!1952

!1953

!1954

!1955

!1956

!1957

!1958

!1959

align=left|Masters Tournament

|T12

|T20

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T17

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T29

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T27

|style="background:yellow;"|T8

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|6

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|T35

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|R16

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|QF

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1960

!1961

!1962

!1963

!1964

!1965

!1966

!1967

!1968

!1969

align=left|Masters Tournament

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T22

|T33

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T22

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|2

|CUT

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T24

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:yellow;"|3

|style="background:yellow;"|4

|T20

|style="background:lime;"|1

|style="background:yellow;"|T10

|style="background:yellow;"|T3

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;"

!Tournament

!1970

!1971

!1972

!1973

!1974

!1975

!1976

!1977

!1978

!1979

align=left|Masters Tournament

|CUT

|style="background:yellow;"|T9

|T22

|T51

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|CUT

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|U.S. Open

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

align=left|The Open Championship

|T17

|T11

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|T28

|T51

|T28

|T32

|T48

|CUT

|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

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|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

|style="background:#eeeeee;"|

{{legend|lime|Win}}

{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}

{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

R16, QF, SF = Round in which player lost in PGA Championship match play

"T" = tied

=Summary=

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!Tournament !! Wins !! 2nd !! 3rd !! Top-5 !! Top-10 !! Top-25 !! Events !! Cuts made

align=left|Masters Tournament0101391511
align=left|U.S. Open00001254
align=left|The Open Championship116911142220
align=left|PGA Championship00012222
Totals1261117274437

  • Most consecutive cuts made – 14 (1948 Open Championship – 1957 Open Championship)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (twice)

Champions Tour major championships

=Wins (1)=

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!Year!!Championship!!Winning score!!Margin!!Runner-up

style="background:#FBCEB1;"

| 1980

U.S. Senior Open−3 (74-73-68-70=285)4 strokes{{flagicon|USA}} William C. Campbell (a)

Team appearances

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{PGATour player|05163}}
  • {{World Golf Hall of Fame|roberto-de-vicenzo}}
  • {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161230144234/http://golf.about.com/od/golfers/p/robertodevicenz.htm |title=Roberto De Vicenzo at golf.about.com |date=30 December 2016 }}

{{The Open champions}}

{{U.S. Senior Open champions}}

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{{s-ach}}

{{succession box | title=Olimpia de Oro | before={{flagicon|ARG}} Horacio Accavallo| years=1967| after={{flagicon|ARG}} Nicolino Locche}}

{{succession box | title=Olimpia de Oro | before={{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Demiddi| years=1970| after={{flagicon|ARG}} Alberto Demiddi}}

{{s-end}}

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