Alessandro Tadini (born 30 November 1973) is an Italian

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Career

Tadini was born in Borgomanero and turned professional in 1994. He qualified for the European Tour for 2003 after his sixth visit to qualifying school. He was unable to win enough money during his rookie season to retain his card and dropped down to the second tier Challenge Tour. In 2004 he finished second on the Challenge Tour Rankings to graduate back to the top level. He retained his card through the end of the 2007 season when he again fell back to the Challenge Tour. He bounced straight back, finishing in 7th place on the 2008 Challenge Tour Rankings, but was just outside the top 120 in the Race to Dubai in 2009 and was back on the Challenge Tour in 2010. Tadini has won four time on the Challenge Tour, the first in 2004 at the

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, the second in 2008 at the

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, the third in 2010 at the

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, and the latest at the

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in 2012. Tadini's best season to date on the European Tour was 2005, when he finished 98th, whilst his best result has been a runner-up finish in the dual-ranking 2004

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Amateur wins

*1994 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship

Professional wins (9)

Challenge Tour wins (4)

¹Co-sanctioned by the Tour de las Américas
²Co-sanctioned by the

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Challenge Tour playoff record (2–0)

Italian Pro Tour wins (1)

Other wins (4)

*2002 Italian PGA Championship *2008 Italian PGA Championship *2009 Italian National Open *2012 Italian National Open

Team appearances

Professional * World Cup (representing Italy):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

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(representing Italy):

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tadini, Alessandro Italian male golfers European Tour golfers Asian Tour golfers Monegasque sportsmen People from Borgomanero Sportspeople from the Province of Novara 1973 births Living people