Matteo Manassero was born in Negrar on April 19th 1993 in the Province of Verona, Italy. He started play golf at the age of three and he used to make imitation of pro's swing for the country club's members.
After an amazing youth career, he won four times the Italian national championship, under 12,14,16, and 18.
In 2009, at the age of 16 he became the youngest ever winner of the British Amateur Championship, defeating England's Sam Hutsby in the final.
The winning of the tournament qualified him for the 2009 Open Championship and Masters 2010.During the Open championship, he played alongside Tom Watson and Sergio García in the first two rounds. He made the cut and won the silver medal as leading amateur. After a great tournament he finished 13th place.
This great performance he played in another three Pro's tournament as: the Italian Open, the Swiss open and the Dubai classic.Now we are waiting to see him playing the Master in Augusta, GA.
Manassero has been topping the World Amateur Golf Rankings since Dec 30, 2009 .
Matteo has a membership at the same country club as me and we also go to high school together. He is a really cool if you ever meet him.
Giovanni
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