JTOG Day 89: Interviewing Roberto De Vicenzo at Ranelagh GC in Buenos Aires!

TROML Day... spent the afternoon with Hall of Famer Roberto De Vicenzo at Ranelagh Golf Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina... what an inspiring person at age 91! Flying to Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil tonight for the last stop in South America on the "Journey to Olympic Golf." To the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics (what's a World Cup?) and the Olympic Golf Course we go!!! (-:   (Facebook Post 1 Pic, Andy Reistetter, 1/7/14) CLICK HERE for the Highlights Video of Interview with Roberto De Vicenzo at Ranelagh GC in Buenos Aires on January 7th, 2014. The world lost a great golf legend today- Roberto De Vicenzo! I had the honor & privilege to spend an afternoon with him interviewing him in Buenos Aires at his home Ranelagh Golf Club. "You have to fight for your life," said Mr. De Vicenzo to me and it has always stuck with me since that day in January 2014 on the 'Journey to Olympic Golf.' Winner of the 1967 Open at Hoylake he was the 'Champion Golfer of the Year' and for his lifetime. He bet on himself, a 70:1 longshot and won 70,000 pounds, a huge amount fo money 50 years ago! The club put me up the night before. I arrived late, after dark, so I walked down the street in the little village to get something to eat. Even the pizza guy, not even a golfer, knew who Roberto De Vicenzo was, not as a golfer, but a great citizen of Ranelagh! I treasure the book he inscribed to me and the round of golf on the classic 1920 Alberto del Solar Dorrego design. My heart goes out to all his friends at Ranelagh, especially the ones I met- Valeria Biondi, Paul Morey, Gustava Nisenson, Juan Carlos Cabrera, Walter Dobie, and that young good golfer I played with- Martin Flor for their loss. God Bless Roberto De Vicenzo- a golf legend and a great man of Argentina!   (Facebook Post with video highlight, Andy Reistetter, 6/1/17) Roberto De Vicenzo, Golf Legend... just reminiscing a bit more about visiting Ranelagh Golf Club and meeting Mr. De Vicenzo. That was 3-1/2 years ago. I actually stayed in Room No. 1 in the Chalet that Roberto's wife Delia's family lived. I think they were the caretakers of Ranelagh and that's how they met when Roberto was a young pro just starting out. Clubhouse full of priceless memorabilia! TROML time for sure! Flew to Rio de Janiero that night for the last leg of the 2013 'Journey to Olympic Golf.' My heart goes out to all his friends at Ranelagh, especially the ones I met- Valeria Biondi, Paul Morey, Gustava Nisenson, Juan Carlos Cabrera, Walter Dobie, and that young good golfer I played with- Martin Flor for their loss. God Bless Roberto De Vicenzo- a golf legend and a great man of Argentina!   (Facebook Post with 30 pics, Andy Reistetter, 6/1/17)