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Roberto De Vicenzo

Argentinian professional golfer (1923–2017)

Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017)[1] was an Argentine professional golfer. He won more than 230 tournaments worldwide in his career including eight on the PGA Tour[2] and most famously the 1967 Open Championship.[3] He was born in Villa Ballester, Argentina.[4]

De Vicenzo in April 2013

De Vicenzo died on 1 June 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina at the age of 94.[5]

References

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  1. "Murió Roberto De Vicenzo, el golfista que conquistó al mundo con sus títulos y sus valores". La Nación (in Spanish). 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  2. Barkow, Al (November 1989). The History of the PGA TOUR. Copyright PGA Tour. Doubleday. pp. 250–1, 254. ISBN 0-385-26145-4.
  3. Evans, Farrell (14 July 2008). "Roberto De Vicenzo". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  4. "1967 Roberto De Vicenzo". The Open. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
  5. "Former Open champ De Vicenzo dies at 94". Archived from the original on 2017-06-04. Retrieved 2017-06-01.

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