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.Americans bashed 3-0 by Italy in Dunhill Cup
He is notable for playing golf both left- and right-handed.Italy's Scarpa moves ahead
Amateur wins 1992 European Amateur
Professional wins (6)
European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up120 Aug 2000Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open1−13 (67-70-68-70=275)1 stroke Mikael Lundberg 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour
Challenge Tour wins (3) No. DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up125 Apr 1998Rimini International Open−10 (69-73-68-68=278)2 strokes John Bickerton, Gordon J. Brand, Roger Winchester29 Aug 1998Finnish Masters−17 (69-70-63-69=271)1 stroke Chris Hanell320 Aug 2000Buzzgolf.com North West of Ireland Open1−13 (67-70-68-70=275)1 stroke 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 European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1990 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 1990, 1992 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 1991 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992
Professional Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1999
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