Fantinelli Wins European Amateur Team Championship With Italy
July 12, 2025 | Men's Golf
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Riccardo Fantinelli and Team Italy made Italian golf history in securing just the country's second-ever European Amateur Team Championship after coming from the No. 4 seed in Match Play to win three matches and lift the trophy at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in Ireland.
Fantinelli secured a point for the Italians in the championship match as they downed Denmark, 6.5-0.5 on July 12. He defeated Mads Heller, 2&1 in the No. 1 singles match to put a point on the board en route to the win.
Currently the No. 191 ranked amateur men's golfer in the world, Fantinelli was T3 in the two-round individual portion of the event which determined seeding for the team portion. He was shot 134 over the two rounds to finish at -10, carding a second-round 65 (-7) to shoot up the leaderboard and help make sure Team Italy advanced through to Flight A.
In the quarterfinals, Fantinelli rebounded after a 2&1 loss in foursomes to open the match with France to pick up a half point via a halve against Hugo le Goff who is currently ranked No. 56 in the world.
In the semifinals, Fantinelli downed England's Tyler Weaver, 1 Up, as Italy knocked off the No. 1 seed, 5.5-1.5. Fantinelli's win came over an opponent in Weaver who had topped the individual leaderboard at 132 (-12) as England set a tournament-record at -44 in qualifying. The win also came over an opponent currently ranked No. 14 in the world and had recently missed the cut by just two strokes at the U.S. Open.
Riccardo Fantinelli and Team Italy made Italian golf history in securing just the country's second-ever European Amateur Team Championship after coming from the No. 4 seed in Match Play to win three matches and lift the trophy at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club in Ireland.
Fantinelli secured a point for the Italians in the championship match as they downed Denmark, 6.5-0.5 on July 12. He defeated Mads Heller, 2&1 in the No. 1 singles match to put a point on the board en route to the win.
Currently the No. 191 ranked amateur men's golfer in the world, Fantinelli was T3 in the two-round individual portion of the event which determined seeding for the team portion. He was shot 134 over the two rounds to finish at -10, carding a second-round 65 (-7) to shoot up the leaderboard and help make sure Team Italy advanced through to Flight A.
In the quarterfinals, Fantinelli rebounded after a 2&1 loss in foursomes to open the match with France to pick up a half point via a halve against Hugo le Goff who is currently ranked No. 56 in the world.
In the semifinals, Fantinelli downed England's Tyler Weaver, 1 Up, as Italy knocked off the No. 1 seed, 5.5-1.5. Fantinelli's win came over an opponent in Weaver who had topped the individual leaderboard at 132 (-12) as England set a tournament-record at -44 in qualifying. The win also came over an opponent currently ranked No. 14 in the world and had recently missed the cut by just two strokes at the U.S. Open.
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