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Riccardo Fantinelli To Represent Italy At World Amateur Team Championships
October 05, 2023 | Men's Golf
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Sophomore Riccardo Fantinelli will represent Italy at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships this coming October on the National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Fantinelli, the 2023 Ivy League champion and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, will compete October 18-21. A native of Rome, he will representing his country in the 36-team tournament which will be contested in four rounds of stroke play. The winning team will receive gold medals and possession of the Eisenhower Trophy.
"It has been a goal of mine for the past three years to compete in the World Amateur Team Championship and being selected for the team is certainly very gratifying after all the sacrifices I have made in the past," Fantinelli said. "The field looks incredible and it will be an amazing opportunity for me to compare my game against the very best in the amateur world. Some of the past participants have gone on to do great things as professionals and since that is my dream, it is reassuring to know that I am on the right track to achieving my dreams."
First held in 1958, the World Amateur Team Championships are being played for the first time in the Middle East this fall. Italy is the defending champion, posting a one-shot win over Sweden in 2022.
"This is a tremendous honor for Riccardo, one he is most deserving of," said head coach Will Green. "He has established himself as one of the top amateur players in Europe and a force in collegiate golf. The opportunity to represent your country in international competition is one of the highest honors in our sport and I am excited to watch him compete in October, representing not only Italy but also Princeton."
The list of previous competitors at the World Amateur Team Championships is a "Who's Who" of current and former professional stars including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Si-Woo Kim, Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia. Ludvig Aberg, two-time Ben Hogan Award winner as the top collegiate player, recent winner of the Omega European Masters, and a captain's pick for winning-side Team Europe at the recent Ryder Cup, was part of Sweden's runner-up team last year. Gordon Sargent, the 2022 NCAA champion and recent member of Team USA at the Walker Cup, was part of the bronze-medal winning team for the United States last year at the World Amateur Team Championships.
Sophomore Riccardo Fantinelli will represent Italy at the 2023 World Amateur Team Championships this coming October on the National Course at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
Fantinelli, the 2023 Ivy League champion and Ivy League Rookie of the Year, will compete October 18-21. A native of Rome, he will representing his country in the 36-team tournament which will be contested in four rounds of stroke play. The winning team will receive gold medals and possession of the Eisenhower Trophy.
"It has been a goal of mine for the past three years to compete in the World Amateur Team Championship and being selected for the team is certainly very gratifying after all the sacrifices I have made in the past," Fantinelli said. "The field looks incredible and it will be an amazing opportunity for me to compare my game against the very best in the amateur world. Some of the past participants have gone on to do great things as professionals and since that is my dream, it is reassuring to know that I am on the right track to achieving my dreams."
First held in 1958, the World Amateur Team Championships are being played for the first time in the Middle East this fall. Italy is the defending champion, posting a one-shot win over Sweden in 2022.
"This is a tremendous honor for Riccardo, one he is most deserving of," said head coach Will Green. "He has established himself as one of the top amateur players in Europe and a force in collegiate golf. The opportunity to represent your country in international competition is one of the highest honors in our sport and I am excited to watch him compete in October, representing not only Italy but also Princeton."
The list of previous competitors at the World Amateur Team Championships is a "Who's Who" of current and former professional stars including Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Rickie Fowler, Billy Horschel, Collin Morikawa, Bryson DeChambeau, Si-Woo Kim, Phil Mickelson, Paul Casey and Sergio Garcia. Ludvig Aberg, two-time Ben Hogan Award winner as the top collegiate player, recent winner of the Omega European Masters, and a captain's pick for winning-side Team Europe at the recent Ryder Cup, was part of Sweden's runner-up team last year. Gordon Sargent, the 2022 NCAA champion and recent member of Team USA at the Walker Cup, was part of the bronze-medal winning team for the United States last year at the World Amateur Team Championships.
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