{{Short description|Italian professional golfer (born 1985)}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Matteo Delpodio | image = File:Matteo Delpodio.JPG | image_size = 200px | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1985|6|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Turin, Italy | death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|1985|6|23|df=y}} --> | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}} | weight = {{convert|75|kg|lb st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{ITA}} | residence = Turin, Italy | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = | yearpro = 2006 | retired = <!-- Year retired --> | tour = Challenge Tour | extour = European Tour<br>Alps Tour | prowins = 5 | pgawins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour wins --> | eurowins = <!-- Number of European Tour wins --> | japwins = <!-- Number of Japan Golf Tour wins --> | asiawins = <!-- Number of Asian Tour wins --> | sunwins = <!-- Number of Sunshine Tour wins --> | auswins = <!-- Number of PGA Tour of Australasia wins --> | nwidewins = <!-- Number of Web.com Tour wins --> | chalwins = 1 | champwins = <!-- Number of Champions Tour wins --> | seneurowins = <!-- Number of European Seniors Tour wins --> | otherwins = 4 | majorwins = <!-- Number of Major Championship wins --> | masters = <!-- Best finish & year – Masters Tournament --> | usopen = <!-- Best finish & year – U.S. Open --> | open = <!-- Best finish & year – Open Championship --> | pga = <!-- Best finish & year – PGA Championship --> | wghofid = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame member ID --> | wghofyear = <!-- World Golf Hall of Fame year inducted --> | award1 = Alps Tour<br>Order of Merit winner | year1 = 2010 | award2 = | year2 = | awardssection = <!-- location of awards page or section --> }} '''Matteo Delpodio''' (born 23 June 1985) is an Italian professional golfer.
Delpodio was born in Turin, Italy. In amateur golf, he won several national championships before turning professional in 2006.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/players/playerid=34258/wins/index.html |title=Matteo Delpodio – Wins |publisher=PGA European Tour |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref>
Delpodio played on the Alps Tour from 2007 to 2010. He won three tournaments and the Order of Merit in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://info.alpstourgolf.com/profiles/profile.html?player=DEL003~lang=eng |title=Matteo Delpodio |publisher=Alps Tour |accessdate=6 October 2015}}</ref> This earned him a spot on the Challenge Tour for 2011.
Delpodio played the Challenge Tour in 2009, 2011–12, 2014–15. He picked up his first win at the 2015 EMC Challenge Open.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/challengetour/season=2015/tournamentid=2015778/news/newsid=273119.html |title=Delpodio eases to EMC Challenge Open win |publisher=PGA European Tour |date=4 October 2015}}</ref>
Delpodio played the European Tour in 2013 after successfully completing Qualifying School. His best finish was T-8 at the Open de España.
==Amateur wins== *2003 Italian Amateur Match Play Championship, Italian Junior Championship *2005 Italian Amateur Foursome Championship *2006 Italian Amateur Match Play Championship
==Professional wins (5)== ===Challenge Tour wins (1)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|9 Mar 2015 |EMC Challenge Open |−5 (69-68-71-71=279) |3 strokes |{{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Boyd |}
===Alps Tour wins (4)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of<br>victory!!Runner(s)-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|13 Mar 2010 |Peugeot Tour Escorpión |−11 (66-69-67=202) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi García del Moral |- |align=center|2 |align=right|20 Jun 2010 |Open International de Normandie |−13 (67-67-70-67=271) |4 strokes |{{flagicon|FRA}} Julien Forêt, {{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Palmer |- |align=center|3 |align=right|17 Oct 2010 |Masters 13 |−9 (69-68-69-73=279) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|ENG}} Jason Barnes |- |align=center|4 |align=right|16 Feb 2012 |Open Samanah |−5 (71-71-69=211) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|FRA}} Sébastien Gros |}
==Team appearances== '''Amateur''' *Junior Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2002 (winners) *Jacques Léglise Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2003 *Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2004, 2006 *European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2005 *European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2006<ref>{{cite web|title=EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship|date=19 October 2015 |url=https://www.ega-golf.ch/page/european-youths-team-championship |publisher= European Golf Association |accessdate=3 January 2023}}</ref> *St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2006
==See also== *2012 European Tour Qualifying School graduates
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{EuroTour player|34258}} *{{OWGR|11121}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delpodio, Matteo}} Category:Italian male golfers Category:European Tour golfers Category:Sportspeople from Turin Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Italian sportsmen
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