Marco Crespi (born 5 November 1978) is an Italian professional golfer.

Marco Crespi
Personal information
Born (1978-11-05) 5 November 1978 (age 45)
Monza, Italy
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb; 12 st 8 lb)
Sporting nationality Italy
ResidenceArcore, Italy
Career
Turned professional2002
Current tour(s)Challenge Tour
Former tour(s)European Tour
Professional wins11
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Challenge Tour3
Other8

Career edit

Crespi was born in Monza, Italy. He turned professional in 2002.

Crespi played on the Challenge Tour in 2006–2009 and 2012–2013. He was invited to the 2012 Telenet Trophy[1] which he won to earn full membership of the Challenge Tour. He subsequently won the 2013 Mugello Tuscany Open.

Crespi earned his 2014 European Tour card via qualifying school on his 11th attempt. He also earned his first European Tour win at the NH Collection Open and is the oldest rookie to win in European Tour history.[2] By 2016, Crespi lost his European Tour card and was playing on the third tier Alps Tour, where he won in 2017.

Professional wins (11) edit

European Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 6 Apr 2014 NH Collection Open1 −10 (70-73-66-69=278) 2 strokes   Jordi García Pinto,   Richie Ramsay

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

Challenge Tour wins (3) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 27 May 2012 Telenet Trophy −14 (68-65-70-67=270) 3 strokes   Carlos Aguilar
2 21 Jul 2013 Mugello Tuscany Open −17 (72-64-66-65=267) 1 stroke   José-Filipe Lima,   Knut Børsheim
3 6 Apr 2014 NH Collection Open1 −10 (70-73-66-69=278) 2 strokes   Jordi García Pinto,   Richie Ramsay

1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour

Alps Tour wins (6) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner(s)-up
1 4 Oct 2008 Open La Margherita −8 (70-75-63=208) 2 strokes   Emanuele Lattanzi,   Nicolas Sulzer
2 17 May 2009 Slovenian Golf Open −18 (65-67-63=195) 10 strokes   Sam Robinson
3 10 Oct 2009 Feudo d'Asti Golf Open −20 (67-62-61=190) Playoff   Andrea Perrino
4 22 Jul 2011 Le Fonti Open −12 (68-69-67=204) 1 stroke   Clément Gallois
5 14 Aug 2011 Flory Van Donck Trophy −18 (68-68-68-66=270) 1 stroke   Chris Paisley
6 16 Jun 2017 Open La Pinetina – Memorial Giorgio Bordoni −14 (64-67-65=196) Playoff   Lars van Meijel,   James Sharp

Other wins (2) edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Crespi earns 1st Challenge Tour title at Telenet Trophy". Fox News. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2012.
  2. ^ With this win- Marco Crespi

External links edit