A couple of years ago, I was at a casino playing blackjack. The man next to me was twirling this pin in his fingers and claimed it was his good luck charm. After he left, I noticed he forgot it at the table. I searched everywhere for him and even took it to customer service, where they told me they would never find out who it belonged to and asked me to keep it. I can’t find any information on it anywhere. Nothing comes up when I google ‘Texas masters 1968’ related to this. Any advice is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I think I’ve cracked it. It’s probably a reference to Roberto De Vicenzo, who won the Houston Open in 1968. It was a month after De Vicenzo missed a playoff to win the Masters because of an error on his scorecard, forcing him to keep an extra stroke. I’m guessing this pin relates to ‘his Masters’, or something similar.
@Storm
Damn, well done! Reddit is undefeated at investigating obscurities.
@Storm
That’s actually baller as fuck.
@Storm
Wow, that detective work is unbelievable. Does this mean it’s a pretty rare item?
Tory said:
@Storm
Wow, that detective work is unbelievable. Does this mean it’s a pretty rare item?
Roberto passed in 2017. Were you in Vegas before that? Maybe you were at the table with him.
@Teo
Imagine if it was him…
@Teo
It was around that time, but I don’t think he was old enough. I had quite a few drinks at that point.
Tory said:
@Storm
Wow, that detective work is unbelievable. Does this mean it’s a pretty rare item?
Best I can do is $20.
Tory said:
@Storm
Wow, that detective work is unbelievable. Does this mean it’s a pretty rare item?
Best I can do is $20.
Tree fiddy.
@Storm
Wow, good job.
@Storm
What was the process to figure this out?
@Storm
This rule is still in effect today. The player isn’t responsible for the overall scorecard, just the individual hole scores. If you sign your card for a higher score, you take that score. For a lower score, it’s disqualification.
@Storm
Gonna hear about this on SGS for sure.
@Storm
Man, imagine being that other player—just a simple error costing someone a chance at the Masters.
Harlyn said:
Based on the story, I can only assume you were visited by an entity from an alternate universe where the Masters is played in Texas.
Wait! Are you suggesting there’s a darker timeline than the one we’re currently in?
@Bailey
Evil Troy and Evil Aaaabed.
@Bailey
Indeed, and a player named Lion Forrest is the GOAT.
Harlyn said:
Based on the story, I can only assume you were visited by an entity from an alternate universe where the Masters is played in Texas.
Hahaha, I was thinking the same!
It has to do with Roberto di Vicenzo. He should have won the Masters in '68 but did win in Houston.