Enrique Bertolino

Enrique Bertolino
Personal information
Full nameEnrique Bertolino
Born(1912-11-03)3 November 1912
Died1997 (aged 84–85)[1]
Sporting nationality Argentina
Career
Turned professional1932
Professional wins21
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament50th: 1940
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 1940
The Open ChampionshipT6: 1956

Enrique Bertolino (3 November 1912 – 1997) is an Argentine professional golfer.

Bertolino turned professional in 1932, and competed in Europe in 1939, 1954 and 1956; and on the PGA Tour in 1940, 1947 and 1948. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 15th place in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1948. In 1956, he was 6th in the British Open. In 1940, along with Martin Pose, he was the first Argentine player to compete in the Masters Tournament.[2] He also played in the U.S. Open the same year.

Bertolino won the Argentine Open in 1945 and 1947, and was second in 1934, 1941 and 1950. He also won the Argentine PGA Championship in 1933, 1935, and 1939, and was second in 1932, 1938 and 1942. In 1937, he won an exhibition match against Byron Nelson in Buenos Aires, and in 1939, along with Juan Martínez, won an exhibition match in Scotland against Jimmy Adams and Jack McLean 3–0, one foursomes match and two individual matches.

Professional wins (21)

Argentine wins (18)

Other wins (3)

Team appearances

References

  1. ^ "Enrique Bertolino, un maestro del golf argentino" (PDF). Revista del Jockey Club (in Spanish). pp. 20–22. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ McCabe, Jim (3 April 2008). "Absence colors his view". Boston Globe. Retrieved 19 January 2009.


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