Word: vicenzo
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...this year's Masters Golf Tournament [April 26]. It is inconceivable to me that a person could lose a golf tournament on the mere fact that he didn't relate his score correctly on a little piece of paper. Is there any doubt that Roberto de Vicenzo had the same score as Bob Goalby or that his play merited a playoff round to determine the just winner? This gross injustice is a mockery of sportsmanship...
Last week Rule No. 38 deprived Argentina's Roberto de Vicenzo of at least a tie and perhaps a victory in golfs most prestigious tournament: the Masters, at Augusta, Ga. After 72 holes of brilliant golf, De Vicenzo finished with a score of 277, eleven under par. Tired, anxious (competitors were still out on the course), assailed by the hubbub of the huge gallery, Roberto gave his scorecard a cursory glance and signed...
...back - and informed him that his card was inaccurate. On the 71st hole, in full view of the gallery and countless millions of TV watchers, Roberto had scored a birdie three. But his playing partner and scorekeeper, Tommy Aaron, had marked him down for a par four - and De Vicenzo had not caught the error. Under Rule No. 38, that four stood official, giving Roberto a 278 instead of a 277. When Bob Goalby later came in with a 277, he was the winner...
...Vicenzo's blunder cost him $5,000 in ready cash-the difference between first place and second-plus the possibility of endorsements and other benefits that accrue to a Masters champion and may be worth as much as six figures. It also cost the 45-year-old Argentine, winner of more tournaments (upwards of 120) than any player in history, perhaps his last chance at the title that would crown his 30 years as a pro. Distraught as he was, Roberto took the loss with grace. "There is so much pressure," he said, "that I lose my brain...
Open), Gay Brewer (Masters), Don January (P.G.A.) and Roberto de Vicenzo (British Open) compete for $50,000. Live from Firestone Country Club in Akron...