FILE-GOLF: Argentina's first major golf tournament winner Roberto De Vicenzo is 90 years old.

Record ID: 899196

  • Title: FILE-GOLF: Argentina's first major golf tournament winner Roberto De Vicenzo is 90 years old.
  • Date: 14th April 2013
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (NOVEMBER 12, 2006) (REUTERS RTV1813306) (CONVERTED 4:3) ROBERTO DE VICENZO TEEING OFF AT THE FIRST HOLE OF HIS LAST GOLF ROUND BEFORE RETIREMENT DE VICENZO PUTTING
  • Embargoed: 29th April 2013 21:24
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  • Location: Argentina, United Kingdom
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  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Sport
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  • Story Text: On Sunday (April 14), the day that Angel Cabrera has the chance to don a second US Masters winner's green jacket, his Argentine compatriot Roberto De Vicenzo will be celebrating his 90th birthday.
    De Vicenzo became the first Argentine to win a golf major when he raised the British Open trophy at Hoylake in 1967 at the age of 44. He shot a ten-under-par total of 278 to finish two shots ahead of American Jack Nicklaus.
    Cabrera followed in De Vincenzo's footsteps when he became only the second Argentine to date to win a major with victory in the 2007 U.S. Open and then the U.S. Masters trophy after a thrilling three-way play-off in 2009.
    De Vicenzo never won the U.S. Masters but he might have done so in 1968 if it were not for a scoring mistake. He made a birdie three at the 17th hole of the final round but his playing partner mistakenly marked a four on the score card and De Vicenzo did not notice the error until too late. This left him in second place, one shot behind the winner Bob Goalby of the United States.
    After winning an estimated 230 tournaments worldwide, De Vicenzo retired from playing the game at the age of 83 in 2006, appearing in front of fans in Buenos Aires who came to cheer him on during his last golf game.
    He waved amicably to his onlookers as he teed off for the last time at the San Eliseo Golf and Country Club.

    "I am so happy to have been so well supported, applauded, they have even applauded me when I made a bad swing. I don't know if it was because they all think they can beat me now," De Vicenzo said. "The times have changed. Before they used to say, one has to win against De Vicenzo, now they say if you don't win against me then you are bad."
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