Massimo Scarpa (born 5 June 1970) is an Italian professional golfer.

Golf career

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.

He is notable for playing golf both left- and right-handed.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (6)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
120 Aug 2000Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open1−13 (67-70-68-70=275)1 strokeSweden Mikael Lundberg

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (3)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
125 Apr 1998Rimini International Open−10 (69-73-68-68=278)2 strokesEngland John Bickerton, England Gordon J. Brand, England Roger Winchester
29 Aug 1998Finnish Masters−17 (69-70-63-69=271)1 strokeSweden Chris Hanell
320 Aug 2000Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open1−13 (67-70-68-70=275)1 strokeSweden Mikael Lundberg

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Other wins (3)

  • 1998 Italian National Omnium
  • 1999 Italian National Omnium
  • 2001 Italian National Omnium

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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