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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, mostly in Argentina. In 1976, he lost a playoff at the Simon Bolivar Cup Professional Championship.
Professional career
In 1977, Carbonetti turned professional. In his debut tournament as a professional, Carbonetti was second at the Metropolitan Open behind Florentino Molina. In 1980, he shot a 64 in the second round of The Open Championship, at Muirfield, setting a new course record. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 1980 and the Cordoba Tour Order of Merit in 2001. He played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1981.
Carbonetti is currently a member of European Seniors Tour and has won two tournaments.
Amateur wins
1967 Rio Cuarto Open
1968 La Cumbre Open
1969 Center Open
1970 Amateur Argentine Open
1971 Abierto del Litoral, Porto Alegre Open (Brazil)
1972 Porto Alegre Open (Brazil), Argentine Amateur Championship, Gordon Kenneth Cup, Luis Gestoso Grand Prix, Alvear Grand Prix
1973 Center Open, Quito City Open (Ecuador)
1974 San Pablo Open (Brazil), Luis Gestoso Grand Prix, La Cumbre Open
1975 Acantilados Grand Prix, Santo Domingo Open (Chile), Argentine Amateur Championship
1976 Simon Bolivar Cup (Venezuela), Mendoza Open, Chaco Open
1977 Ranelagh Open, Velox Grand Prix, Argentine Amateur Championship, Abierto del Litoral, Fultom Grand Prix
Professional wins (31)
= Argentine wins (8)
=1980 Acantilados Grand Prix, Santa Teresita Open, North Open
1985 JPGA Championship
1996 Callaway Cup
2002 Ascochingas Tournament, Villa Mercedes Grand Prix
2004 Acantilados Grand Prix
= Other wins (4)
=1972 Porto Alegre Open (Brazil) (as amateur)
1984 Rio de Janeiro Cup's (Brazil)
1985 Los Leones Open (Chile)
1988 Cali Open (Colombia)
= European Seniors Tour wins (2)
=European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1)
= Argentina senior wins (14)
=1997 Argentine Senior Open
1998 Argentine Senior PGA Championship, South Senior Open
1999 Argentine Senior Open, La Plata Senior Grand Prix, Roberto de Vicenzo Senior Classic, Fidel De Luca Senior Classic
2000 Argentine Senior Open
2001 Argentine Senior Open
2002 Argentine Senior Open, Acantilados Senior Grand Prix
2003 Argentine Senior PGA Championship
2004 Argentine Senior PGA Championship (tie with Adan Sowa)
2005 Argentine Senior Open
= Other senior wins (3)
=1998 Seniors Classic (USA)
1999 Maryland Senior Open (USA)
2002 European Senior Tour Qualifying School (Portugal)
Team appearances
Amateur
Eisenhower Trophy (3): 1972, 1974, 1976
South American Cup (Los Andes Cup) (9): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 (winners), 1974 (winners), 1975, 1976 (winners), 1977 (winners)
Hispanidad Cup (2): 1972 (winners), 1974
Vigil Cup (Argentine) (6): 1967, 1969, 1970, 1975 (winners), 1976 (winners), 1977 (winners)
External links
Horacio Carbonetti at the European Tour official site