Massimo Mannelli
Italian professional golfer
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Massimo Mannelli (born 9 April 1956) is an Italian professional golfer.
| Massimo Mannelli | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Massimo Mannelli |
| Born | 9 April 1956 |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Italy |
| Career | |
| Status | Professional |
| Former tour | European Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
| Other | 5 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | DNP |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 1981, 1983, 1985 |
Career
He played regularly on the European Tour from the late 1970s to the early 1990s and finished a career high 40th on the European Tour Order of Merit in 1980, the year in which he won his home national open, the Italian Open. That was to be his only European Tour win. He was the last Italian golfer to win the event until Francesco Molinari did so in 2006.
Amateur wins
- 1974 Italian Amateur Championship[1]
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 Apr 1980 | Italian Open | −8 (68-66-70-72=276) | 5 strokes |  John Bland,  Ken Brown |
Other wins (5)
- This list may be incomplete
- 1981 National Omnium
- 1986 National Omnium
- 1986 Italian National Professional Championship[2]
- 1990 Italian PGA Championship, Italian National Professional Championship[2]
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Note: Mannelli only played in The Open Championship.
Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut (3rd round cut in 1981, 1983 and 1985 Open Championships)
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 1974, 1976[3]
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1975 (winners),[4] 1976, 1977[5]
Professional
- World Cup (representing Italy): 1983, 1989
- Hennessy Cognac Cup (representing the Continent of Europe): 1980, (representing Italy) 1984
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1989