Antonio Cerdá
Antonio Cerdá (10 December 1921 – 28 November 2010)[1] was an Argentine professional golfer.[2]
Cerdá finished second in the 1951 Open Championship to Max Faulkner, and second in the 1953 Open Championship to Ben Hogan, among seven consecutive top-ten finishes in the championship. He won several national opens in Europe in the 1950s and won the first Canada Cup with Roberto De Vicenzo in 1953 for Argentina. Later in his career, Cerdá would emigrate to Mexico, and also represented that country five times at the World Cup, finishing third in 1967.
After an outstanding professional career, Cerdá dedicated over 40 years to golf instruction, particularly to young players in Mexico.
Professional wins (38)
European wins (8)
- 1950 Spanish Open
- 1951 German Open
- 1952 German Open, Belgian Open, Spalding Tournament (tie with Harry Weetman)
- 1955 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
- 1956 Dutch Open, Italian Open
Argentine wins (23)
- 1944 Cordoba PGA Championship
- 1946 Alta Gracia Tournament
- 1948 Argentine Open, Palermo Match Play
- 1949 Ranelagh Open
- 1950 South Open, Masllorens Grand Prix
- 1951 Cirio Grand Prix
- 1952 Argentine PGA Championship, Center Open, Jockey Club Grand Prix
- 1953 Center Open
- 1954 Acantilados Grand Prix, Jockey Club Grand Prix, Fernet Branca Grand Prix
- 1955 South Open, Center Open
- 1956 Argentine Open, Ranelagh Open, Rio Cuarto Open, Western Textil Grand Prix
- 1957 Rio Cuarto Open, Western Textil Grand Prix (tie with Romulado Barbieri and Fidel de Luca)
Other wins (7)
this list is probably incomplete
- 1953 Canada Cup (team with Roberto De Vicenzo and individual winner)
- 1954 Barranquilla Open (Colombia)
- 1955 Panama Open, Manizalez Tournament (Colombia), Jamaican Open
- 1958 Mexican Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | T24 | T39 | T39 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | 2 | T5 | T2 | T5 | T5 | T8 | T9 | T26 | T16 | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP | DNP |
- Note: Cerdá never played in the U.S. Open or the PGA Championship.
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10
Teams appearances
- World Cup (representing Argentina): 1953 (winners), 1954, 1955, 1957
- World Cup (representing Mexico): 1962, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968
References
- ↑ "Se fue un grande, falleció el maestro Antonio Cerdá". puntal.com.ar. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.