Full name Martin Pose The Open Championship 8th: 1939 Died 1997 Nationality Argentina PGA Championship DNP Professional wins 29 | Masters Tournament T29: 1941 Name Martin Pose Turned professional 1930 U.S. Open CUT: 1940 Role Golfer | |
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Born 13 February 1911
Mar del Plata, Argentina ( 1911-02-13 ) | ||
Martin Pose (13 February 1911 – 1997) was an Argentine professional golfer.
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Pose was born in Mar del Plata. He turned professional in 1930, and competed in Europe in 1939 and 1956; and on the PGA Tour in 1940 and 1948. His best finish on the PGA Tour was 9th place in the Bing Crosby Pro-Am in 1948. In 1939, he was 8th in the British Open. In 1940, along with Enrique Bertolino, he was the first Argentine player to compete in the Masters Tournament. He also played in the U.S. Open the same year.
In 1936, Pose won an exhibition match against Johnny Revolta in Buenos Aires. He was the first Argentine player to win a European tournament, the French Open 1939.
Pose finished second in Brazil Open in 1953, Argentine Open in 1938 and the Argentine PGA Championship in 1935, 1937 and 1945.