Word: vicenzo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Roberto de Vicenzo is a handsome, 28-year-old Argentine with the shoulders of a fullback, the rhythmic golf swing of a Ben Hogan, and a powerful urge to hit the big money of the U.S. golf circuit. Last year, after whipping the best of the competition at home, he packed his bags, set out for Britain, where he was runner-up to Bobby Locke in the British Open, went on to win the open championships of Belgium, Holland and France. Last week, in his third crack at the U.S. circuit, Golfer de Vicenzo gave 15 other top pros...
...that day, two strokes behind Welshman Dai Rees. And during the final 36 holes, played the following day, Locke kept both his temper and his strokes well in hand. His morning round of 70 brought him to a three-way tie with Rees and Argentine Roberto de Vicenzo. His final 18-hole round was right off the assembly line for a 68, and a four-round total of 279-two strokes ahead of De Vicenzo, three ahead of Rees, four better than the 58-year record for the British Open...