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Legendary golfer Juan "Chi-Chi" Rodriguez, who won eight events on the PGA Tour between 1963 and 1979, has died at 88, per the Associated Press' Doug Ferguson.
Carmelo Javier Ríos, a senator in Rodriguez's native Puerto Rico, announced Rodriguez's death on Thursday.
"Chi Chi Rodriguez's passion for charity and outreach was surpassed only by his incredible talent with a golf club in his hand," PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said in a statement. "A vibrant, colorful personality both on and off the golf course, he will be missed dearly by the PGA TOUR and those whose lives he touched in his mission to give back.