Matteo Manassero
The main tournament wins for Matteo Manassero are shown in the table below, which also includes relevant information on venues, scores and prize money.
Africa
Jonsson Workwear
Played as the Jonsson Workwear Open (Mar 7-10; Sunshine Tr/European-DP World Tr event). Second-placed Jordan Smith (Eng), Shaun Norris (RSA) and Thriston Lawrence (RSA) finished 3 shots behind Matteo Manassero (Italy), who ended an 11-year winless drought on the European (DP World) Tour. [Glendower GC, Johannesburg, S Africa].
Europe
BMW
Played as the BMW PGA Championship (May 23-26). Manassero (Italy) beat Simon Khan (Eng) at the fourth playoff hole. Marc Warren (Scot) was eliminated at the first playoff hole. At 20 years and 37 days, Manassero became the youngest ever winner of this event, [West course, Wentworth Club, Virginia Water, Surrey].
Asia
Barclays
Played as the Barclays Singapore Open (Nov 8-11; Asian/Eurpn Trs event; for the last time until 2016). Manassero (Italy) beat Louis Oosthuizen (RSA) at the third playoff hole. Rory McIlroy's third place finish allowed him to win the European Tour's season-long Race to Dubai (Order of Merit). [Serapong course, Sentosa GC, Singapore].
Asia
Maybank
Played as the Maybank Malaysian Open (50th) (April 14-17; Asian/Eurpn Trs event). Second-placed Grégory Bourdy (Fra) finished 1 shot behind 17-year-old Manassero (Italy), who recorded his second European Tour win. [West course, TPC Kuala Lumpur, KL, Malaysia; at the time known as Kuala Lumpur G&CC].
Europe
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Played as the Castello Masters Costa Azahar (Oct 21-24). Second-placed Ignacio Garrido (Esp) finished 4 shots behind Manassero (Italy), who became the youngest ever winner of a European Tour event, aged 17 yrs 188 days. [GC Mediterraneo, Castellon, Spain].
Awards
Eurpn Tr
Manassero (Italy) won the European Tour 2010 Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year Award as the leading first-season player (determined by a panel representing the Tour, the R&A and Assoc of Golf Writers). Manassero finished 31st on the Tour's Order of Merit, with earnings of €890,402.
Amateur
R&A
The Amateur Championship (114th). Manassero (Italy) beat Sam Hutsby (Eng) 4 and 3 in the 36-hole final. At 16 years and 2 months, Manassero, from Verona, became the youngest ever Amateur Championship winner. [Formby GC, Formby, Merseyside].
Women’s (British) Open: the last women’s major championship of the season is hosted by Royal Porthcawl GC. It’s the first time this fabulous seaside links course has hosted the event (July 31-Aug 3).
Walker Cup: the 50th playing of this prestigious men’s amateur event sees the GB&I go head-to-head against the defending USA team at Cypress Point Club, California (Sept 6-7). After that, all eyes turn to Bethpage State Park on Long Island, NY, where the American and defending European professional teams engage in the 45th Ryder Cup (Sept 27-29).
Lottie Woad: 21-year-old Woad burst onto the professional scene in July, with wins in the Women’s Irish Open (as an amateur) and three weeks later in the Women’s Scottish Open (as a professional). She nearly picked-up a major championship, placing third in The Evian in the same month.
Pádraig Harrington: the ever-likeable Irishman added the (British) Senior Open Championship title to his stellar array of tournament successes. His win came on Sunningdale’s spectacular Old Course. Harrington had already bagged the U.S. Senior Open title in June this year.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club: With a clubhouse that might befit a Roman Emperor, and a golf course to match, you can be sure of a memorable outing at Rome's most talked about golf facility.
Jim Fazio's original layout was much changed to create a modern Ryder Cup course ... now one of the Eternal City's (and Italy's) most revered.
Here at Prince’s Golf Club you'll find 27 excellent holes of links golf. Just over the fence and sharing similar terrain is Royal St George’s; but Prince’s is far from overshadowed by its venerable neighbour. The three nine-hole loops at Prince's, laid out over gently undulating terrain, are sure to bring a smile of satisfaction to all lovers of links golf.
Stay&Play at Prince's: excellent onsite Lodge accommodation available
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