Horacio Carbonetti

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Horacio Carbonetti
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Personal information
Full nameHoracio Carbonetti
Born (1947-11-17) 17 November 1947 (age 76)
Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Career
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s) European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Professional wins31
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour2
Other12 (regular)
17 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship CUT: 1980 (3rd round)

Horacio Carbonetti (born 17 November 1947) is an Argentine professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti.

He won multiple amateur tournaments, mostly in Argentina. In 1976, he lost a playoff at the Simon Bolivar Cup Professional Championship.

Professional career

In 1977, Carbonetti turned professional. In his debut tournament as a professional, Carbonetti was second at the Metropolitan Open behind Florentino Molina. In 1980, he shot a 64 in the second round of The Open Championship, at Muirfield, setting a new course record. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 1980 and the Cordoba Tour Order of Merit in 2001. He played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1981.

Carbonetti is currently a member of European Seniors Tour and has won two tournaments.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (31)

Argentine wins (8)

Other wins (4)

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
110 Aug 2003 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −13 (64-64-69=197)3 strokes Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Good
231 Jul 2004 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (2)−15 (66-65-64=195)Playoff Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open Flag of England.svg Denis Durnian Won with par on first extra hole
2 2010 Sicilian Senior Open Flag of Spain.svg Domingo Hospital Lost to par on first extra hole

Argentina senior wins (14)

Other senior wins (3)

Team appearances

Amateur

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