Michele Reale

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Michele Reale
Personal information
Full nameMichele Reale
Born (1971-06-14) 14 June 1971 (age 54)
Biella, Italy
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb; 12.3 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Italy.svg  Italy
Residence Aosta, Italy
Career
Turned professional1992
Former tour(s) European Tour
Challenge Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
Challenge Tour2
Other3
Achievements and awards
Challenge Tour
Rankings winner
1997

Michele Reale (born 14 June 1971) is an Italian professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Reale was born in Biella, Piedmont in 1971. He won the 1991 Italian Under 20 Championship.

Professional career

Reale turned professional in 1992. 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)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
14 May 1997 Canarias Challenge −16 (67-69-65-67=268)Playoff Flag of England.svg Scott Watson
26 Sep 1997 Sovereign Russian Open −8 (73-68-68-71=280)Playoff Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Peter Thül

Challenge Tour playoff record (2–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 1993 Memorial Olivier Barras Flag of Spain.svg Francisco Valera (a)Lost to par on first extra hole
2 1997 Canarias Challenge Flag of England.svg Scott Watson Won with birdie on first extra hole
31997 Sovereign Russian Open Flag of Germany.svg Heinz-Peter Thül Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (3)

Team appearances

Amateur

See also

References

  1. "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.