Alfonso Angelini

Alfonso Angelini (1918–1995)[1] was an Italian professional golfer and instructor after World War II.[2]

Alfonso Angelini
Personal information
NicknameLillo
Born1918
Died1995
Sporting nationality Italy
Career
StatusProfessional
Professional wins19
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentCUT: 1964
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenDNP
The Open ChampionshipT12: 1954

Angelini was runner-up at the Italian Open in 1950 (lost playoff to Ugo Grappasonni), 1952, 1958 and 1959. He won his first international tournament when he beat Gerard de Wit in the playoff at the Dutch Open in 1955. He also won the Swiss Open in 1957 and 1966 and the Portuguese Open in 1962 and 1966. In 1968 he played the World Cup in Rome with Roberto Bernardini, finishing third behind Canada and the United States. He played The Open Championship six times, finishing 12th in 1954.

Angelini lost to Ken Bousfield in a playoff for the 1972 PGA Seniors Championship at Longniddry, Scotland. He took a bogey 5 at the first extra hole to Bousfield's par 4.[3]

Angelini and Grappasonni were teaching pros at the Golf Club Villa d'Este. Together with Aldo Casera they founded the Professional Golfer's Association of Italy in 1962. The three men were known as the "three musketeers".

Professional wins

this list may be incomplete

Results in major championships
Tournament 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
Masters Tournament
The Open Championship CUT T12 CUT T31 CUT CUT
Tournament 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964
Masters Tournament CUT
The Open Championship

Note: Angelini never played in the U.S. Open nor the PGA Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

References
  1. "Panoramio - Photo of Golf Club Varese, Alfonso "Lillo" Angelini (1918-1995)". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 314. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  3. "Bousfield wins play off to meet Snead". The Times. 23 June 1972. p. 13.
  4. Steel, Donald; Ryde, Peter (1975). The Encyclopedia of Golf. Viking Press. p. 21. ISBN 9780670294015 – via Google Books.
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