Jorge Ledesma

Background

Ledesma was born in Buenos Aires in 1932.

Career

Ledesma is known as one of the best amateur golfers in Argentina, being one of only 11 Argentinian golfers, and along with Juan Segura, the only two amateurs, to have played in the Masters Tournament. He also played in the United States. Amateur. He was raised in March del Plata, and developed his golfing skills at the March del Plata Golf Club beginning at age eight.

Ledesma died in Buenos Aires in 2001, at age 69.

1952 Gordon Kenneth Cup Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (7): 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1970, 1974 South American Cup (Los Andes Cup) (15): 1955(w), 1956(w), 1957(w), 1959(w), 1961(runner up), 1962(w), 1963(runner up), 1964(runner up), 1965(w), 1966(w), 1967(w), 1968, 1969(w), 1973(w), 1979.

Achievements

• 1952 Gordon Kenneth Cup 1955 Amateur Argentine Open, South Open 1956 Viña del March Open (Chile), South Open, Gordon Kenneth Cup, Gold Cup Uruguay 1957 Amateur Argentine Open, Gold Cup Uruguay 1959 Argentine National Amateur Championship 1960 Amateur Argentine Open, Raul Lottero Cup, South Open 1961 Amateur Argentine Open, Abierto del Litoral, South Open 1962 Amateur Argentine Open, Raul Lottero Cup, Gordon Kenneth Cup, Argentine Masters 1963 Amateur Argentine Open, South Open, Gordon Kenneth Cup, Chile Amateur Open 1964 Amateur Argentine Open, North Open, South Open, Gordon Kenneth Cup 1965 North Open, Raul Lottero Cup, Gordon Kenneth Cup 1966 Porto Alegre Open (Brazil), Raul Lottero Cup, Argentine National Amateur Championship, Gordon Kenneth Cup 1967 Amateur Argentine Open, Porto Alegre Open (Brazil), Argentine National Amateur Championship, Gordon Kenneth Cup, Argentine Masters, Brazil Amateur Open 1968 North Open, Raul Lottero Cup, South Open, Gordon Kenneth Cup 1970 South Open 1971 Raul Lottero Cup 1972 South Open 1973 Raul Lottero Cup 1974 Ledesma-Segura Cup 1976 Amateur Argentine Open 1980 Ledesma-Segura Cup 1956 Viña del March Open (Chile) 1963 Argentine Open * Both wins achieved as an amateur.