Roberto Bernardini

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Roberto Bernardini
Personal information
Born (1944-01-21) 21 January 1944 (age 78)
Rome, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight90 kg (200 lb; 14 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Career
Turned professional1961
Former tour(s) European Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins19
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T29: 1969
PGA Championship DNP
U.S. Open DNP
The Open Championship T13: 1972

Roberto Bernardini (born 21 January 1944) is an Italian professional golfer. He represented Italy 9 times in the World Cup between 1966 and 1975.

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Most of his success came in continental Europe as he won a number of tournaments in his native Italy. He also won the Swiss Open in back to back years, 1968 and 1969. Late in 1969 he won the Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, an international tournament played in West Germany. He scored 281, defeating South Africa's Graham Henning by a stroke. [1] It was his fourth win on the European circuit that year. This excellent play helped Bernardini qualify for the Masters Tournament in 1969 and 1970.

Bernardini had some success outside continental Europe, however. He reached the semi-final of the 1970 Long John Scotch Whisky Match Play Championship and finished joint third in the 1972 Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open. [2] [3] He also made a number of appearances in the Open Championship between 1966 and 1980 with best finishes of tied for 17th in 1970 and tied for 13th in 1972.

After reaching 50, Bernardini played on the European Seniors Tour, his best finish being runner-up in the 1996 Hippo Jersey Seniors.

Professional wins (19)

Results in major championships

Tournament196619671968196919701971197219731974197519761977197819791980
Masters Tournament T29CUT
The Open Championship T37T36CUTT17CUTT13CUTCUTCUTCUT

Note: Bernardini never played in the U.S. Open or PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968, 1971 and 1975 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "Italian victory". The Canberra Times. AAP-Reuter. 12 August 1969. p. 18. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  2. "Match-play victory ends Horton's string of second places". The Glasgow Herald . 31 August 1970. p. 5.
  3. "Golf – Coles wins title putting like a demon". The Times. 3 July 1972. p. 11.
  4. "Le notizie in breve | Golf: 1º Bernardini". Stampa Sera (in Italian). Turin, Italy. 27 March 1972. p. 14.