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 four 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 inadverdently 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 three times and the inaugural U.S. Senior Open in 1980. Also won the 1974 Senior PGA Championship, and represented Argentina 17 times in the Canada Cup and 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] Results in major championships

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