Chi-Chi Rodríguez
| Chi-Chi Rodríguez | |||||||||||
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Rodríguez in 2010 | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Full name | Juan Antonio Rodríguez | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Chi-Chi (pronounced chee-chee) | ||||||||||
| Born | October 23, 1935 Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico | ||||||||||
| Died | August 8, 2024 (aged 88) Clearwater, Florida U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st) | ||||||||||
| Sporting nationality | Puerto Rico United States | ||||||||||
| Spouse | Iwalani Rodríguez | ||||||||||
| Career | |||||||||||
| Turned professional | 1960 | ||||||||||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Senior PGA Tour | ||||||||||
| Professional wins | 37 | ||||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||
| PGA Tour | 8 | ||||||||||
| PGA Tour Champions | 22 (Tied-7th all-time) | ||||||||||
| Other | 7 | ||||||||||
| Best results in major championships | |||||||||||
| Masters Tournament | T10: 1970, 1973 | ||||||||||
| PGA Championship | T15: 1969 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T6: 1981 | ||||||||||
| The Open Championship | T28: 1973 | ||||||||||
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Juan Antonio "Chi-Chi" Rodríguez (October 23, 1935 – August 8, 2024) was a Puerto Rican professional golfer. The winner of eight PGA Tour events, he was the first Puerto Rican to be inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.