Massimo Scarpa (born 5 June 1970) is an Italian professional golfer. Scarpa was born in Venice and turned professional at the end of 1992 having won the European Amateur. He played on the European Tour and the second tier Challenge Tour between 1993 and 2006. He won once on the European Tour and twice on the Challenge Tour. He also won the Italian National Omnium three times in four years between 1998 and 2001. He played on the Italian team in the 1999 Alfred Dunhill Cup at St Andrews, beating three-time major champion Payne Stewart in the second round less than a month before Stewart's death. He is notable for playing golf both left- and right-handed. Amateur wins 1992 European Amateur Professional wins (6) European Tour wins (1) 1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour Challenge Tour wins (3) 1Dual-ranking event with the European Tour Other wins (3) 1998 Italian National Omnium 1999 Italian National Omnium 2001 Italian National Omnium Team appearances Amateur European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1990 (winners) Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 1990, 1992 European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 1991 St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 1992 Professional Alfred Dunhill Cup (representing Italy): 1999 References External links Italian male golfers European Tour golfers Sportspeople from Venice 1970 births Living people