Horacio Carbonetti


Horacio Carbonetti is an Argentine professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Carbonetti was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He is the brother of golfer Luis Carbonetti.
He won multiple amateur tournaments, mostly in Argentina. In 1976, he lost a playoff at the Simon Bolivar Cup Professional Championship.

Professional career

In 1977, Carbonetti turned professional. In his debut tournament as a professional, Carbonetti was second at the Metropolitan Open behind Florentino Molina. In 1980, he shot a 64 in the second round of The Open Championship, at Muirfield, setting a new course record. He won the Argentine Tour Order of Merit in 1980 and the Cordoba Tour Order of Merit in 2001. He played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1981.
Carbonetti is currently a member of European Seniors Tour and has won two tournaments.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (31)

Argentine wins (8)

Other wins (4)

  • 1972 Porto Alegre Open
  • 1984 Rio de Janeiro Cup's
  • 1985 Los Leones Open
  • 1988 Cali Open

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

European Seniors Tour playoff record
No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
12004Bad Ragaz PGA Seniors Open

Argentina senior wins (14)

Other senior wins (3)

Team appearances

Amateur