The Argentine Senior Open, or Campeonato Abierto Senior, is a senior men's professional

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tournament held in

Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest country in South America after Brazil, the fourt ...

that was founded in 1987. The first winner was 63-year-old

Roberto De Vicenzo Roberto De Vicenzo (14 April 1923 – 1 June 2017) was a professional golfer from Argentina. He won a record 229 professional tournaments worldwide during his career, including seven on the PGA Tour and most famously the 1967 Open Championship. ...

. The most successful player is

Horacio Carbonetti Horacio Carbonetti (born 17 November 1947) is an Argentine professional golfer. Early life and amateur career Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti. He won multiple amateur tournaments, mo ...

with six victories. However, he failed to win the title at his home club, Rio Cuarto, in 2003, losing out in a play-off with Antonio Ortiz.

Winners

External links

Argentine PGA
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