Tournament Wins
Prior to his victories as a professional, he played for Highland Park High School in 1940 and was individual state golf champion. He led the Giants to the school’s first state team title. Playing for Northwestern University in 1942 he was runner-up in the NCAA Championship.
To put the following professional victories in context, these wins were accomplished while working full time (50+ hours weekly) as a club professional. While de la Torre competed in and placed in the top ten in various tour events, he was only able to play in those that were scheduled during the off-season of the country club at which he was engaged. This meant that the only tournaments available to him were those scheduled between October and April. De la Torre competed both in the U.S. tour and in the Caribbean tour (Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean Islands).
- 1952 Wisconsin State Open
- 1953 Wisconsin State Open, Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
- 1954 Capital Times Invitational
- 1955 Wisconsin State Open, Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
- 1957 Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
- 1959 Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
- 1961 Wisconsin State Open
- 1963 Cherryland Open Championship
- 1964 Cherryland Open Championship
- 1965 Hope of Tomorrow Championship
- 1968 Wisconsin State Open
- 1970 Wisconsin PGA Professional Championship
- 1972 Westview Invitational
- 1973 National Open Seniors Classic
- 1976 Wisconsin PGA Match Play Championship
- 1987 Wisconsin PGA Senior Championship
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