Victor Regalado

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Victor Regalado
Personal information
Born (1948-04-15) 15 April 1948 (age 74)
Tijuana, Mexico
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Residence San Diego, California, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1971
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Other5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T30: 1975
PGA Championship T10: 1984
U.S. Open T24: 1978
The Open Championship DNP

Victor Regalado (born 15 April 1948) [1] [2] is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

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Early life

Regalado was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico.

Amateur career

As an amateur, he played in tournaments in the San Diego, California area just across the border from his home. He represented Mexico twice in the amateur worlds, the Eisenhower Trophy. In 1970 in Madrid, Spain, finished on top of the individual competition, two strokes ahead of Dale Hayes, South Africa, and the Mexican team finished fifth.

Professional career

Regaldo turned professional in 1971. [1] He had just over 30 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His first win came at the 1974 Pleasant Valley Classic. His second win came at a tournament in which he enjoyed a great deal of career success: the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open. He won there in 1978, after finishing runner-up the year before. He also finished runner-up in 1981 when he lost to Dave Barr in a sudden death playoff. His best finish in a major was T10 at the 1984 PGA Championship. [3]

Regalado is currently one of only four native Mexican golfers to win on the PGA Tour, alongside Cesar Sanudo, Carlos Ortiz, [4] and Abraham Ancer.

Personal life

Regaldo currently lives in San Diego.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
14 Aug 1974 Pleasant Valley Classic −6 (68-72-69-69=278)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Tom Weiskopf
216 Jul 1978 Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open −15 (67-64-68-70=269)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Fred Marti

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1981 Quad Cities Open Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Barr, Flag of the United States.svg Woody Blackburn,
Flag of the United States.svg Frank Conner, Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dan Halldorson
Barr won with par on eighth extra hole
Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole

Other wins (5)

Results in major championships

Tournament197419751976197719781979198019811982198319841985
Masters Tournament T30T31
U.S. Open T35CUTT24CUT
PGA Championship T28T60T3476CUTT10CUT

Note: Regalado never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

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