Silvia Bertolaccini (born 30 January 1950) is an Argentine professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Silvia Bertolaccini
Personal information
Born (1950-01-30) 30 January 1950 (age 74)
Rafaela, Argentina
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Sporting nationality Argentina
ResidenceMassachusetts, U.S.
Career
Turned professional1975
Former tour(s)LPGA Tour (1975–90)
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour4
Other3
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron ChampionshipT13: 1983
Women's PGA C'shipT7: 1977
U.S. Women's Open7th: 1976
du Maurier Classic3rd: 1979

Bertolaccini was born in Rafaela, Santa Fe. She won the Argentine and Colombian amateur championships before turning professional and moving to the United States to play on the LPGA Tour in 1975.[1] She won four times on the LPGA Tour[2] between 1977 and 1984.[3][4]

Bertolaccini has worked as a commentator for ESPN Deportes since 1996.[5]

Amateur wins (2)

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  • 1972 Argentine National Amateur
  • 1974 Colombian National Amateur

Professional wins (7)

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LPGA Tour wins (4)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of victory Runner(s)-up
1 13 Nov 1977 Colgate Far East Open −2 (71-74-69=214) 1 stroke   Pat Bradley
  Donna Caponi
  Kathy Whitworth
2 15 Oct 1978 Civitan Open −3 (72-73-68=213) 2 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
3 29 Oct 1979 Colgate Far East Open −6 (69-72-72=213) 2 strokes   Sandra Post
4 29 Jan 1984 Mazda Classic of Deer Creek −8 (73-67-71-79=280) 3 strokes   Laurie Rinker

Other wins (3)

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  • 1975 Kansas City Open (USA)
  • 1977 Singapore Open
  • 1979 Philippine Open

References

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  1. ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 363. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
  2. ^ LPGA All-Time Winners List
  3. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1970-79
  4. ^ LPGA Tournament Chronology 1980-89
  5. ^ Silvia Bertolaccini - Archivo de Columnas (in Spanish)