Baldovino Dassù (born 3 November 1952) is an Italian golfer.
| Baldovino Dassù | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | 3 January 1952 Florence, Italy |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Italy |
| Residence | Grassina, Italy |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1971 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Alps Tour |
| Professional wins | 10 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 2 |
| Other | 8 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | T36: 1977 |
Dassù won the 1970 British Youths Open Amateur Championship and played for Italy in that year's Eisenhower Trophy. He turned professional in 1971 and was a regular on the European Tour from its first official season in 1972 until the mid-1980s. His most successful season by far was 1976, when he won his only two European Tour titles at the Dunlop Masters and the Italian Open, which he won by eight shots, and went on to finish ninth on the Order of Merit.[1] Off the tour he won the Italian Professional Championship in 1974, 1976 and 1977. He represented Italy in the Alfred Dunhill Cup twice and in the World Cup of Golf four times.
As a senior, Dassù played the European Seniors Tour for one season, finishing 26th on the 2003 Order of Merit.
Professional wins (9) edit
European Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Oct 1976 | Dunlop Masters | −13 (66-68-68-69=271) | 1 stroke |  Hubert Green
|
| 2 | 24 Oct 1976 | Italian Open | −8 (71-71-69-69=280) | 8 strokes |  Carl Mason,  Manuel Piñero
|
Alps Tour wins (1) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 Apr 2001 | Executive Group Modena Open | −5 (70-69-72=211) | 1 stroke | Gianluca Pietrobono, Marco Soffietti
|
Other wins (7) edit
- This list may be incomplete
- 1974 Italian National Professional Championship[2]
- 1976 Italian National Professional Championship[2]
- 1977 Italian National Professional Championship[2]
- 1983 Italian PGA Championship, Open dei Tessali
- 1985 Cerutti Open
- 1988 Open dei Tessali
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | T39 | CUT | T36 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Dassu only played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1972 and 1978 Open Championships)
"T" = tied
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 1969
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 1970
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1970
Professional
- World Cup (representing Italy): 1976, 1979, 1980, 1982
- Marlboro Nations' Cup/Philip Morris International (representing Italy): 1972, 1976
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982, (representing Italy) 1984
- Double Diamond International (representing Continental Europe): 1977
- Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1986
References edit
- ^ Alliss, Peter (1983). The Who's Who of Golf. Orbis Publishing. p. 319. ISBN 0-85613-520-8.
- ^ a b c The Golfer's Handbook 1984. MacMillan London Ltd. 1984. p. 510. ISBN 0-33336004 4.
External links edit
- Baldovino Dassù at the European Tour official site