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Roberto DeVicenzo (born April 14, 1923) is a former professional golfer. Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained He was born in Chilavert, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Buenos Aires Province (ˈbwenos ˈaiɾes Spanish: Provincia de Buenos Aires is the most populated province of Argentina. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics.

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. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site The PGA Tour is an organization that operates the main professional Golf tours in the United States. The Open Championship, or simply The Open (often referred to as the British Open outside the UK) is the oldest of the four major championships

He is best remembered for his misfortune in the 1968 Masters. The Masters Tournament, also known as The Masters or The US Masters (outside of the United States is one of four major championships in men's 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. Background Aaron was born in Gainesville Georgia. He began playing golf at age 12 and won two Georgia Amateur titles two Southeastern Amateur events and two Georgia Open 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. Professional wins (14 PGA Tour wins (11 1958 (1 Greater Greensboro Open 1960 (1 Coral Gables Open Invitational 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. The Bob Jones Award is the highest honor given by the United States Golf Association in recognition of distinguished sportsmanship in golf The United States Golf Association ( USGA) is the United States ' national association of golf courses, clubs and facilities and the governing body

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. The Champions Tour, a Golf tour run by the PGA Tour, hosts a series of events annually The Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf is a Golf tournament on the Champions Tour. The US Senior Open is one of the major championships in men's senior golf Also won the 1974 PGA Seniors' Championship, and represented Argentina 17 times in the Canada Cup/World Cup (leading Argentina to victory in 1953). The Senior PGA Championship is one of the major championships in men's senior Golf. The World Cup is an annual men's Golf tournament It is contested by teams of two representing their country

DeVicenzo was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1989, and officially retired on November 12, 2006 at age 83. The World Golf Hall of Fame is located in St Augustine Florida, in the United States, and it is unusual among sports halls of fame in that a single site Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Professional wins

PGA Tour wins

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Other wins

this list is incomplete

Senior PGA Tour wins

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Other senior wins

this list may be incomplete

Major Championships

Wins (1)

Year Championship Winning Score Margin Runner Up
1967 The Open Championship -10 (70-71-67-70=278) 2 strokes Flag of the United States Jack Nicklaus

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
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See also

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Awards
Preceded by
Flag of Argentina Horacio Accavallo		 Olimpia de Oro
1967		 Succeeded by
Flag of Argentina Nicolino Locche
Preceded by
Flag of Argentina Alberto Demiddi		 Olimpia de Oro
1970		 Succeeded by
Flag of Argentina Alberto Demiddi


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