Antonio Cerdá Explained

Antonio Cerdá
Birth Date:10 December 1921
Birth Place:Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
Death Place:Mexico City, Mexico
Status:Professional
Prowins:38
Masters:T24: 1961
Usopen:DNP
Open:2nd/T2: 1951, 1953
Pga:DNP

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, like his son Antonio Oscar Cerdá.

Professional wins (38)

European wins (8)

Argentine wins (23)

Other wins (7)

this list is probably incomplete

Results in major championships

Tournament1949195019511952195319541955195619571958195919601961196219631964
Masters TournamentT24T39T39CUT
The Open ChampionshipCUTCUT2T5T2T5T5T8T9T26T16
Note: Cerdá only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
NT = No tournament
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Notes and References

  1. News: Se fue un grande, falleció el maestro Antonio Cerdá . 28 October 2013 . puntal.com.ar . 2 December 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029203315/http://www.puntal.com.ar/noticia.php?id=93726 . 29 October 2013 . dead .
  2. Book: Alliss, Peter . Peter Alliss

    . The Who's Who of Golf . Peter Alliss . . 1983 . 0-85613-520-8 . 363.