Alessandro Tadini
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| Born | 30 November 1973 Borgomanero, Italy | ||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb; 11.7 st) | ||||||||
| Sporting nationality |  Italy | ||||||||
| Residence | Monaco | ||||||||
| Career | |||||||||
| Turned professional | 1994 | ||||||||
| Current tour(s) | Alps Tour | ||||||||
| Former tour(s) | European Tour Asian Tour Challenge Tour | ||||||||
| Professional wins | 9 | ||||||||
| Number of wins by tour | |||||||||
| Challenge Tour | 4 | ||||||||
| Other | 5 | ||||||||
Medal record
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Alessandro Tadini (born 30 November 1973) is an Italian professional golfer.
Career
Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour. In 2004 he finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate back to the top level. He retained his card through the end of the 2007 season when he again fell back to the Challenge Tour. He bounced straight back, finishing in 7th place on the 2008 Challenge Tour Rankings, but was just outside the top 120 in the Race to Dubai in 2009 and was back on the Challenge Tour in 2010.
Tadini has won four time on the Challenge Tour, the first in 2004 at the Costa Rica Open, the second in 2008 at the Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge, the third in 2010 at the Credit Suisse Challenge, and the latest at the ECCO Tour Championship in 2012.[1]
Tadini's best season to date on the European Tour was 2005, when he finished 98th, whilst his best result has been a runner-up finish in the dual-ranking 2004 Aa St Omer Open.
Amateur wins
- 1994 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship
Professional wins (9)
Challenge Tour wins (4)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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| 1 | 22 Feb 2004 | Costa Rica Open1 | −6 (72-68-68-70=278) | Playoff |  Carlos Quevedo
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| 2 | 1 Jun 2008 | Oceânico Group Pro-Am Challenge | −16 (64-64-67-69=264) | 1 stroke |  Raphaël De Sousa
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| 3 | 18 Jul 2010 | Credit Suisse Challenge | −22 (69-68-64-65=266) | 1 stroke |  Stuart Manley,  Marius Thorp
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| 4 | 18 Aug 2012 | ECCO Tour Championship2 | −12 (69-71-67-69=276) | Playoff |  James Busby
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1Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
2Co-sanctioned by the Danish Golf Tour
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | 2004 | Costa Rica Open | Carlos Quevedo
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Won with birdie on third extra hole |
| 2 | 2012 | ECCO Tour Championship | James Busby
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Won with par on third extra hole |
Italian Pro Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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| 1 | 11 Apr 2015 | Italian National Open Championship | −7 (74-69-68-70=281) | 1 stroke | Andrea Perrino
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Other wins (4)
- 2002 Italian PGA Championship
- 2008 Italian PGA Championship
- 2009 Italian National Open
- 2012 Italian National Open
Team appearances
Professional
- World Cup (representing Italy): 2004
- European Championships (representing Italy): 2018
See also
- 2008 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2011 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2012 Challenge Tour graduates
- 2014 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
- List of golfers with most Challenge Tour wins
References
- ^ "Tadini rallies for Challenge Tour win". The Miami Herald. The Sports Network. 18 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-19. [dead link]
External links
- Alessandro Tadini at the European Tour official site
- Alessandro Tadini at the Official World Golf Ranking official site