Massimo Scarpa
| Massimo Scarpa | |
|---|---|
| — Golfer — | |
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Massimo Scarpa |
| Born |
5 June 1970 Venice, Italy |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb; 10.2 st) |
| Nationality |
 Italy |
| Residence | Padova, Italy |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Former tour(s) | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
Massimo Scarpa (born 5 June 1970) is an Italian professional golfer.
Scarpa was born in Venice and turned professional at the end of 1992 having won the European Amateur. He played on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour between 1993 and 2006. He won once on the European Tour and twice on the Challenge Tour. He also won the Italian National Omnium three times in four years between 1998 and 2001. He played on the Italian team in the 1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup at St Andrews, beating three-time major champion Payne Stewart in the second round less than a month before Stewart's death.[1]
He is notable for playing golf both left- and right-handed.[2]
Amateur wins
- 1992 European Amateur
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Aug 2000 | Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open | -13 (67-70-68-70=275) | 1 stroke |  Mikael Lundberg |
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning Score | Margin of Victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 Apr 1998 | Rimini International Open | -10 (69–73–68–68=278) | 2 strokes |  John Bickerton, Gordon J. Brand, Roger Winchester |
| 2 | 9 Aug 1998 | Finnish Masters | -17 (69-70-63-69=271) | 1 stroke | Christopher Hanell |
Other wins (3)
- 1998 Italian National Omnium
- 1999 Italian National Omnium
- 2001 Italian National Omnium
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 1990, 1992
- St Andrews Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 1992
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1999
References
External links
- Massimo Scarpa at the European Tour official site
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