Michele Reale
Michele Reale | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Michele Reale | ||
Born | Biella,Italy | 14 June 1971||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||
Residence | Aosta,Italy | ||
Career | |||
Turned professional | 1992 | ||
Former tour(s) | European Tour Challenge Tour | ||
Professional wins | 5 | ||
Number of wins by tour | |||
Challenge Tour | 2 | ||
Achievements and awards | |||
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Michele Reale(born 14 June 1971) is an Italian professionalgolfer.
Reale was born inBiella,Piedmont.Having won the Italian Under 20 Championship as an amateur in 1991, he turnedprofessionalthe following year.
Reale played in three tournaments on the second tier EuropeanChallenge Tourin 1992, before making his first attempt at qualifying for the top levelEuropean Tour.He got through to the final stage ofqualifying school,but had to settle for a place on the second tier for 1993. He failed to graduate through qualifying school in each of the next four years, but his performances on the Challenge Tour steadily improved, culminating in 1997 when he won twice on his way to the top of the rankings, and a place on the European Tour for 1998.
Unfortunately, during his rookie season on the European Tour, Reale contractedmeasles,and wound up back at qualifying school at the end of the year. This time he was successful, but in 1999 again enjoyed a fruitless season at the highest level, and returned to the Challenge Tour for 2000. He finished that season in 5th place on the rankings, to gain promotion back to the European Tour. He has since spent most of his career on the Challenge Tour, visiting qualifying school every year, with success in 2001 and 2005, but has failed to improve on his début showing of 120th on the European Tour Order of Merit.
Professional wins (5)
[edit]Challenge Tour wins (2)
[edit]No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | 4 May1997 | Canarias Challenge | −16 (67-69-65-67=268) | Playoff | ![]() |
2 | 6 Sep 1997 | Sovereign Russian Open | −8 (73-68-68-71=280) | Playoff | ![]() |
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 1993 | Memorial Olivier Barras | ![]() |
Lost to par on first extra hole |
2 | 1997 | Canarias Challenge | ![]() |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 1997 | Sovereign Russian Open | ![]() |
Won with par on second extra hole |
Other wins (3)
[edit]- 1991 Italian Under 20 Championship (as an amateur)
- 1992Italian PGA Championship
- 1994 Italian Under 25 Championship
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- European Youths' Team Championship(representing Italy): 1990 (winners)[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Hemmaseger i JEM-rysare, Lag-EM Juniorer"[Home victory in exciting European Youth's Team Championship].Svensk Golf(in Swedish). No. 9/1990. September 1990. p. 84.Retrieved2023-01-01.
External links
[edit]- Michele Realeat theEuropean Tourofficial site
- Michele Realeat theOfficial World Golf Rankingofficial site