Victor Regalado (born 15 April 1948)[1][2] is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.
| Victor Regalado | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 15 April 1948 Tijuana, Mexico |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  Mexico |
| Residence | San Diego, California, U.S. |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 7 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 2 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T30: 1975 |
| PGA Championship | T10: 1984 |
| U.S. Open | T24: 1978 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Early life
editAmateur career
editAs an amateur, he played in tournaments in the San Diego, California area just across the border from his home. He represented Mexico twice in the amateur worlds, the Eisenhower Trophy. In 1970 in Madrid, Spain, finished on top of the individual competition, two strokes ahead of Dale Hayes, South Africa, and the Mexican team finished fifth.
Professional career
editRegaldo turned professional in 1971.[1] He had just over 30 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His first win came at the 1974 Pleasant Valley Classic. His second win came at a tournament in which he enjoyed a great deal of career success: the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open. He won there in 1978, after finishing runner-up the year before. He also finished runner-up in 1981 when he lost to Dave Barr in a sudden death playoff. His best finish in a major was T10 at the 1984 PGA Championship.[3]
Regalado is currently one of only four native Mexican golfers to win on the PGA Tour, alongside Cesar Sanudo, Carlos Ortiz,[4] and Abraham Ancer.
Personal life
editRegaldo currently lives in San Diego.
Amateur wins
edit- 1967 San Diego Men's Amateur Open
- 1970 San Diego Men's Amateur Open
Professional wins (7)
editPGA Tour wins (2)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 Aug 1974 | Pleasant Valley Classic | −6 (68-72-69-69=278) | 1 stroke |  Tom Weiskopf
|
| 2 | 16 Jul 1978 | Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open | −15 (67-64-68-70=269) | 1 stroke | Fred Marti
|
PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponents | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 | Quad Cities Open |  Dave Barr, Woody Blackburn, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson
|
Barr won with par on eighth extra hole Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Other wins (5)
editResults in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T30 | T31 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T35 | CUT | T24 | CUT | ||||||||
| PGA Championship | T28 | T60 | T34 | 76 | CUT | T10 | CUT |
Note: Regalado never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Team appearances
editAmateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 1968, 1970 (individual leader)
Professional
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Victor Regalado Bio". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ Elliott, Len; Kelly, Barbara (1976). Who's who in golf. Arlington House. p. 159. ISBN 9780870002250 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Victor Regalado". Golf Major Championships. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ^ "Lorena Ochoa Facts". JockBio.com. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
- ^ a b c Radosta, John S. (2 August 1974). "Regalado, Heard and J. C. Snead Pace Golf on 68's". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ Díaz, Carlos (29 July 2001). "Víctor Regalado, un super dotado del golf". El Universal (in Spanish).
External links
edit- Victor Regalado at the PGA Tour official site