Horacio Carbonetti
Personal information
Full nameHoracio Carbonetti
Born (1947-11-17) 17 November 1947
Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Sporting nationality Argentina
Career
Turned professional1978
Current tour(s)European Seniors Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins31
Number of wins by tour
European Senior Tour2
Other12 (regular)
17 (senior)
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipCUT: 1980 (3rd round)

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

Professional wins (31)

Argentine wins (8)

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)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 10 Aug 2003 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open −13 (64-64-69=197) 3 strokes Australia David Good
2 31 Jul 2004 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open (2) −15 (66-65-64=195) Playoff England Denis Durnian

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2004 Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open England Denis Durnian Won with par on first extra hole
2 2010 Sicilian Senior Open Spain Domingo Hospital Lost to par on first extra hole

Argentina senior wins (14)

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)
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