Roberto De Vicenzo - RIP

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One of the greats passed away yesterday.

Roberto De Vicenzo, 94 years old. Rest in Peace.
Over 230 wins as a professional.

https://www.pgatour.com/news/2017/06/01/roberto-de-vicenzo-dies-at-94.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_De_Vicenzo

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/roberto-de-vicenzo-the-choice-i-made?mbid=nl_060217_golfworld&CNDID=37606344&spMailingID=11170833&spUserID=MTMyNjM4ODgyMzQ1S0&spJobID=1180159940&spReportId=MTE4MDE1OTk0MAS2

But De Vicenzo consistently beat who was in front of him. He also won nine national opens all over Europe, as well as six times on the PGA Tour in fewer than 100 attempts. By the numbers, he was golf's most prolific winner. And by the things that champions know about each other, he was great. "The first time I saw Roberto, I was 17 years old at the [1957] U.S. Open," says Nicklaus. "I missed the cut, and in the third round I went out to see De Vicenzo and Peter Thomson. I remember crawling on my hands and knees between the gallery to get as close as I could, and Roberto is this obviously very strong guy with big arms and hands, and he punches up a little tuft of grass with his brassie and then rips this shot that just seemed extra solid. I always got that sensation watching Roberto hit the ball."


"De Vicenzo was a tremendous striker—one of the three or four best I ever saw," says Player, who played the final round at Hoylake with De Vicenzo. "If he had played a full schedule in America, he would have won a lot of major championships, because he knew how to win."


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Sad. I use his quote often from when he signed a wrong score at the Masters, " What a stupid I am"

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"What a stupid I am!"

Always gracious to fans during the earlier days of the Senior Tour. RIP
 
Sad to say I knew nothing of him until I saw his passing. Better late then never. RIP
 
He was a really good golfer and most of us only know him for one thing (myself included). But "what a stupid I am" is such a good quote!

RIP
 
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