Silvia Bertolaccini
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Silvia Bertolaccini is an Argentine
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 professional golfer
Professional golfer
In golf the distinction between amateurs and professionals is rigorously maintained. An amateur who breaches the rules of amateur status may lose his or her amateur status. A golfer who has lost his or her amateur status may not play in amateur competitions until amateur status has been reinstated;...

 who played on the LPGA Tour
LPGA
The LPGA, in full the Ladies Professional Golf Association, is an American organization for female professional golfers. The organization, whose headquarters is in Daytona Beach, Florida, is best known for running the LPGA Tour, a series of weekly golf tournaments for elite female golfers from...

.

Bertolaccini was born in Rafaela
Rafaela
Rafaela is a city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, about 96 km from the provincial capital. It is the head town of the Castellanos Department. It has a population of 99,150 per the ....

, Santa Fe
Santa Fe Province
The Invincible Province of Santa Fe, in Spanish Provincia Invencible de Santa Fe , is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country. Neighboring provinces are from the north clockwise Chaco , Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, and Santiago del Estero...

. 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. She won four times on the LPGA Tour between 1977 and 1984.

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

LPGA Tour wins (4)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 13 Nov 1977
1977 LPGA Tour
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Colgate Far East Open
Colgate Far East Open
The Colgate Far East Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1974 to 1979. It was an unofficial event in 1974 and 1975.-Tournament locations:-Winners:Colgate Far East Open*1979 Silvia Bertolaccini*1978 Nancy Lopez*1977 Silvia Bertolaccini...

-2 (71-74-69=214) 1 stroke   Pat Bradley
Pat Bradley
Pat Bradley is an American professional golfer. She became a member of the LPGA Tour in 1974 and won six major championships and 31 LPGA Tour events in all.-Early life and family:...


  Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi
Donna Caponi-Byrnes is an American professional golfer.Caponi was born in Detroit, Michigan. The daughter of a club pro, Caponi began playing golf at the age of eight and joined the LPGA Tour at 20. Caponi captured her first win on the Tour four years later in 1970, winning the U.S. Women's Open...


  Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth
Kathy Whitworth is an American professional golfer. Throughout her playing career she won 88 LPGA Tour tournaments, more than anyone else has won on either the LPGA Tour or the PGA Tour. In 1981 she became the first woman to reach career earnings of $1 million on the LPGA Tour...

2 15 Oct 1978
1978 LPGA Tour
The 1978 LPGA Tour was the 29th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 10 to November 12. The season consisted of 34 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, nine. She also led the money list with earnings of $189,814.There were four...

Civitan Open -3 (72-73-68=213) 2 strokes   Kathy Whitworth
3 29 Oct 1979
1979 LPGA Tour
The 1979 LPGA Tour was the 30th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from February 15 to November 3. The season consisted of 35 official money events. Nancy Lopez won the most tournaments, eight...

Colgate Far East Open
Colgate Far East Open
The Colgate Far East Open was a golf tournament on the LPGA Tour from 1974 to 1979. It was an unofficial event in 1974 and 1975.-Tournament locations:-Winners:Colgate Far East Open*1979 Silvia Bertolaccini*1978 Nancy Lopez*1977 Silvia Bertolaccini...

-6 (69-72-72=213) 2 strokes   Sandra Post
Sandra Post
Sandra Post, CM is a Canadian professional golfer. She was the first Canadian to play on the LPGA Tour.-Early years, junior and amateur golf:...

4 29 Jan 1984
1984 LPGA Tour
The 1984 LPGA Tour was the 35th season since the LPGA Tour officially began in 1950. The season ran from January 26 to November 4. The season consisted of 36 official money events. Amy Alcott and Patty Sheehan won the most tournaments, four each...

Mazda Classic of Deer Creek -8 (73-67-71-79=280) 3 strokes   Laurie Rinker
Laurie Rinker
Laurie Anne Rinker is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.- Amateur career :...

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