Goalby won the Masters in 1962 after a rules infraction by Roberto De Vicenzo and also played a key role in the development of the PGA Tour
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1968 Masters champion Bob Goalby has died at the age of 92.
Goalby, who won 11 PGA Tour events, passed away in his hometown of Belleville, Illinois.
The father-of-three famously won the Masters after Roberto De Vicenzo signed for the wrong score and was an early advocate of the PGA Tour.
He was also victorious on two PGA Tour Champions.
Born in 1929, Goalby was a multi-sport player through high school and college, going to to Illinois on a football scholarship, before then playing baseball at Southern Illinois.
He turned pro in 1952 after serving in the Korean War, with his first win coming at the 1958 Greater Greensboro Open.
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His win at the Masters a decade later was one of the most extraordinary in the tournament’s history, with Goalby winning due to a rules…
