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in 1940, 1947 and 1948. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 15th place in the

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in 1948. In 1956, he was 6th in the

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. In 1940, along with Martin Pose, he was the first Argentine player to compete in the Masters Tournament. He also played in the U.S. Open the same year. Bertolino won the Argentine Open in 1945 and 1947, and was second in 1934, 1941 and 1950. He also won the

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in 1933, 1935, and 1939, and was second in 1932, 1938 and 1942. In 1937, he won an exhibition match against

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, and in 1939, along with Juan Martínez, won an exhibition match in

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against

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and Jack McLean 3–0, one

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match and two individual matches.

Professional wins (21)

Argentine wins (18)

*1933

*1935

*1939

*1943 Abierto del Litoral *1944 South Open *1945 South Open *1947 Argentine Open *1949 Center Open *1951 South Open, Center Open *1953 Abierto del Litoral, South Open *1955 Argentine Open,

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*1956 South Open, Municipal Championship *1959 Center Open *1960 South Open

Other wins (3)

*1944 Montevideo Open (Uruguay) *1946 Chile Open (tie with

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) *1950 Montevideo Open (Uruguay)

Team appearances

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(representing Argentina): 1939 *

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(representing Argentina):

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...

References

Argentine male golfers 1912 births 1997 deaths {{Argentina-golf-bio-stub