Emanuele Canonica (born 7 January 1971) is an Italian professional golfer.
| Emanuele Canonica | |
|---|---|
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Emanuele Canonica |
| Born | 7 January 1971 Moncalieri, Italy |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Sporting nationality |  Italy |
| Residence | Pavia, Italy |
| Career | |
| Turned professional | 1991 |
| Current tour(s) | European Senior Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| European Tour | 1 |
Early years and amateur career
editCanonica was born at Moncalieri in the province of Turin in the Piedmont region. He won the Italian National Juniors Championship in 1990 and was part of the gold medal winning Italian team at the European Youths' Team Championship that year. He was also part of the Italian team finishing second at the 1991 European Amateur Team Championship in Madrid, Spain. He turned professional later in 1991.
Professional career
editHaving played in several Challenge Tour events, Canonica qualified for the 1995 European Tour at the 1994 qualifying school. He initially struggled to keep his tour card, finishing 117th on the Order of Merit in each of his first two seasons. 121st place the following year meant limited playing opportunities in 1998, but after regaining full playing status via qualifying school his performances improved, finishing 70th on the money list in 1999 and then a career best 27th in 2000.
A disappointing 2001, where he played just 11 events and finished 132nd on the money list, meant another season with fewer tournament invitations in 2002. He made the most of the invites he did receive with three top 10 finishes, including the Canarias Open de España where he was joint runner up, to end the season in 52nd place on the Order of Merit and regain his European Tour card. In 2005 he won for the first time on the European Tour at the Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles, securing his place on tour for two years.[1]
Despite his relatively small stature, Canonica has topped the European Tour driving distance statistics several times. In April 2009, he caddied for José María Olazábal at the Masters Tournament.[2]
Professional wins (1)
editEuropean Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 Aug 2005 | Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles | −7 (70-71-69-71=281) | 2 strokes |  Nicolas Colsaerts,  Bradley Dredge, Barry Lane, David Lynn
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Team appearances
editAmateur
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1990 (winners)[3]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 1991
Professional
- Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1996, 1999
- World Cup (representing Italy): 1999, 2006
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2005
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Canonica takes Gleneagles title". BBC Sport. 7 August 2005. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "Carry on Emanuele Canonica". ESPN Star Sports. 8 April 2009. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ "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- Official website (in English and Italian)
- Emanuele Canonica at the European Tour official site
- Emanuele Canonica at the PGA Tour official site
- Emanuele Canonica at the Official World Golf Ranking official site