Antonio Cerdá
professional golfer (1921-2010)
Antonio Cerdá (10 December 1921 – 28 November 2010) was an Argentine professional golfer.
Professional career
Cerdá solo runner-up second in the 1951 Open Championship to Max Faulkner. Two years later he finished joint runner-up at 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 Cerdá Jr.
Professional wins (37)
European wins (8)
1950 Spanish Open
1951 German Open
1952 German Open, Belgian Open, Spalding Tournament (tie with Harry Weetman)
1955 Yorkshire Evening News Tournament
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 (6)
this list is probably incomplete
1953 Canada Cup (team with Roberto De Vicenzo)
1954 Barranquilla Open (Colombia)
1955 Panama Open, Manizalez Tournament (Colombia), Jamaica Open
1958 Mexican Open
Results in major championships
Note: Cerdá only played in the Masters Tournament and The Open Championship.
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