Roberto Bernardini (born 21 January 1944) is an Italian professional golfer. He represented Italy 9 times in the

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between 1966 and 1975. Most of his success came in continental Europe as he won a number of tournaments in his native Italy. He also won the

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in back to back years, 1968 and 1969. Late in 1969 he won the Agfa-Gevaert Tournament, an international tournament played in West Germany. He scored 281, defeating South Africa's Graham Henning by a stroke. It was his fourth win on the European circuit that year. This excellent play helped Bernardini qualify for the Masters Tournament in

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and

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. Bernardini had some success outside continental Europe, however. He reached the semi-final of the 1970

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and finished joint third in the 1972 Sunbeam Electric Scottish Open. He also made a number of appearances in the

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between 1966 and 1980 with best finishes of tied for 17th in 1970 and tied for 13th in 1972. After reaching 50, Bernardini played on the

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, his best finish being runner-up in the 1996 Hippo Jersey Seniors.

Professional wins (19)

*1966 Lancia d'Oro *1967 Italian Native Open, Lancia d'Oro *1968 Italian BP Open,

, Italian Native Open, Agfa-Gevaert Tournament *1969 Walworth Aloyco Tournament,

, Lancia d'Oro, Agfa-Gevaert Tournament *1971 Italian BP Open *1972 Shell Open di Alassio *1973 Italian Native Open *1975 Italian Native Open,

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*1977

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*1979

Results in major championships

''Note: Bernardini never played in the U.S. Open or

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CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1968, 1971 and 1975 Open Championships)
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

(representing Italy): 1966,

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, 1971,

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, 1974,

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

* Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing Italy): 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976 *

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(representing Continental Europe): 1972 *

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(representing Continent of Europe): 1974

References

External links

* Italian male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Sportspeople from Rome 1944 births Living people 20th-century Italian people 21st-century Italian people {{Italy-golf-bio-stub

Professional wins (19)

Results in major championships

Team appearances

See also

References

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