Emanuele Canonica

Emanuele Canonica ( born January 7, 1971 in Moncalieri, Province of Turin ) is an Italian professional golfer on the European Tour. He is one of the best hitters of the tour.

After he won the 1990 Italian Junior Championship and was represented in the victorious national team at the European Youths ' Championship, beating Canonica 1991, the career one.

He qualified in 1994 for the European Tour and has since, despite initial difficulties, a permanent member of this tournament series. Canonica improved its ranking steadily and reached 2000, his best money list position with rank 27, without being able to enter to win. Therefore, in 2004, he wanted to end his career, but family and friends - including the famous footballer Gianluca Vialli - induced him to carry on. Actually managed Canonica 2005 of his first tournament victory in the prestigious Johnnie Walker Championship at Gleneagles.

The likeable Italian won the European Tour Driving Distance category (since it 's about the length of the reductions) for three consecutive times in the years from 1998 to 2000 and again in 2002.

Canonica was for his country both in the Dunhill Cup and the World Cup at the start and was also a member of the crew of Continental Europe Seve Trophy in 2005.

Tournament Win

• 2008 Mallorca Golf Iceland Skins Game

Participation in team competitions

• Alfred Dunhill Cup ( Italy ): 1996, 1999
• World Cup ( Italy ): 1999, 2006
• Seve Trophy ( Continental Europe ): 2005