Antonio Cerdá

Antonio Cerdá (born 1921) is an Argentine professional golfer.^[1]

Cerdá finished second in the 1951 British Open to Max Faulkner, and second in the 1953 British Open 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 DeVicenzo 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 second once, just after the United States team, represented by Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.

After an outstanding professional career, Cerdá dedicated over 40 years to golf instruction, particularly to young players in Mexico. "El Maestro" as all his friends and golf pupils call him, is still teaching young golfers at the age of 86 years old at the Mexico City Country Club.^{[citation needed]}

Professional wins (37)

European wins (7)

• 1950 Spanish Open
• 1951 German Open
• 1952 German Open, Belgian Open
• 1955 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament (England)
• 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

• 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 and Mexico): 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1967

References

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