Michele Reale
| Michele Reale | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Michele Reale | ||
| Born | 14 June 1971 Biella, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  Italy | ||
| 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 professional golfer.
Reale was born in Biella, Piedmont. Having won the Italian Under 20 Championship as an amateur in 1991, he turned professional the following year.
Reale played in three tournaments on the second tier European Challenge Tour in 1992, before making his first attempt at qualifying for the top level European Tour. He got through to the final stage of qualifying 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 contracted measles, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 May 1997 | Canarias Challenge | −16 (67-69-65-67=268) | Playoff |  Scott Watson
|
| 2 | 6 Sep 1997 | Sovereign Russian Open | −8 (73-68-68-71=280) | Playoff |  Heinz-Peter Thül
|
Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1997 | Canarias Challenge | Scott Watson
|
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 1997 | Sovereign Russian Open | Heinz-Peter Thül
|
Won with par on second extra hole |
Other wins (3)[edit]
- 1991 Italian Under 20 Championship (as an amateur)
- 1992 Italian 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. Retrieved 2023-01-01.
External links[edit]
- Michele Reale at the European Tour official site
- Michele Reale at the Official World Golf Ranking official site