Roberto DeVicenzo
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Roberto DeVicenzo (born April 14, 1923) is a former professional golfer. He was born in Chilavert, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Perhaps the archetypal international golfer of the 1950s, DeVicenzo won an astonishing 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.
[edit] Professional wins
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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
- 1973 Panama Open
- 1974 Argentine PGA Championship, Panama Open
- 1977 Argentine PGA Championship
- 1985 Argentine PGA Championship
[edit] Senior PGA Tour wins
Senior major championship is shown in bold.
[edit] 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)
[edit] Major Championships
[edit] Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Winning Score | Margin | Runner Up |
| 1967 | The Open Championship | -10 (70-71-67-70=278) | 2 strokes |  Jack Nicklaus |
[edit] Results timeline
| Tournament | 1948 | 1949 |
|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T3 | 3 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | T12 | T20 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T17 | DNP | CUT | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | T29 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T27 | T8 | CUT | DNP |
| The Open Championship | 2 | DNP | DNP | 6 | DNP | DNP | 3 | T35 | DNP | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | T9 | DNP | T5 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | DNP | T22 | T33 | DNP | DNP | DNP | T22 | T10 | 2 | CUT |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T3 | DNP | DNP | DNP | 3 | 4 | T20 | 1 | T10 | T3 |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| Tournament | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Masters | CUT | T9 | T22 | T51 | DNP | CUT | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T17 | T11 | DNP | T28 | T51 | T28 | T32 | T48 | CUT | CUT |
| PGA Championship | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
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
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
Preceded by Horacio Accavallo |
Olimpia de Oro 1967 |
Succeeded by Nicolino Locche |
| Preceded by Alberto Demiddi |
Olimpia de Oro 1970 |
Succeeded by Alberto Demiddi |
