Massimo Scarpa

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 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.

[1] He is notable for playing golf both left- and right-handed.