Victor Regalado

Victor Regalado (born 15 April 1948)^[1][2] is a Mexican professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour.

Victor Regalado
Personal information
Born	(1948-04-15) 15 April 1948 (age 77) Tijuana, Mexico
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationality	Mexico
Residence	San Diego, California, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1971
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
Other	5
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T30: 1975
PGA Championship	T10: 1984
U.S. Open	T24: 1978
The Open Championship	DNP

Early life and amateur career

Regalado was born and raised in Tijuana, Mexico. As an amateur, he played in tournaments in the San Diego, California area just across the border from his home.

Regalado represented Mexico twice in the amateur worlds at the Eisenhower Trophy. In 1970 at Madrid, Spain he finished on top of the individual competition, two strokes ahead of Dale Hayes of South Africa, and the Mexican team finished fifth overall.

Professional career

Regaldo turned professional in 1971.^[1] He had just over 30 top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including two wins. His first win came at the 1974 Pleasant Valley Classic. His second win came at a tournament in which he enjoyed a great deal of career success: the Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open. He won there in 1978, after finishing runner-up the year before. He also finished runner-up in 1981 when he lost to Dave Barr in a sudden death playoff. His best finish in a major was T10 at the 1984 PGA Championship.^[3]

Regalado is currently one of only four native Mexican golfers to win on the PGA Tour, alongside Cesar Sanudo, Carlos Ortiz,^[4] and Abraham Ancer.

Personal life

Regaldo currently lives in San Diego.

Amateur wins

• 1967 San Diego Men's Amateur Open
• 1970 San Diego Men's Amateur Open

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (2)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	4 Aug 1974	Pleasant Valley Classic	−6 (68-72-69-69=278)	1 stroke	Tom Weiskopf
2	16 Jul 1978	Ed McMahon-Jaycees Quad Cities Open	−15 (67-64-68-70=269)	1 stroke	Fred Marti

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1981	Quad Cities Open	Dave Barr, Woody Blackburn, Frank Conner, Dan Halldorson	Barr won with par on eighth extra hole Conner, Halldorson and Regalado eliminated by birdie on first hole

Source:^[5]

Other wins (5)

• 1971 Mexican Masters^[6]
• 1972 Mexican Masters,^[6] Utah Open, Treasure Valley Open (Boise, Idaho)
• 1973 Mexican PGA Championship^[6]

Results in major championships

Tournament	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985
Masters Tournament		T30				T31
U.S. Open			T35	CUT	T24							CUT
PGA Championship	T28	T60			T34		76			CUT	T10	CUT

Note: Regalado never played in The Open Championship.

  Top 10

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing Mexico): 1968, 1970 (individual leader)

Professional

• World Cup (representing Mexico):^[7] 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983

See also

• 1972 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates