Michele Reale

Michele Reale
Michele Reale
Personal information
Full name	Michele Reale
Born	14 June 1971 (age 53); 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
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner
Challenge Tour; Rankings winner	1997

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)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

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 (2–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	1993	Memorial Olivier Barras	Francisco Valera (a)	Lost to par on first extra hole
2	1997	Canarias Challenge	Scott Watson	Won with birdie on first extra hole
3	1997	Sovereign Russian Open	Heinz-Peter Thül	Won with par on second extra hole

Other wins (3)

1991 Italian Under 20 Championship (as an amateur)
1992 Italian PGA Championship
1994 Italian Under 25 Championship

Team appearances

Amateur

European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1990 (winners)^[1]

References

^ "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

Michele Reale at the European Tour official site
Michele Reale at the Official World Golf Ranking official site

[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.

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