Giuseppe Calì (born 28 September 1952) is an Italian professional

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er.

Career

Calì was born in

Mirano Mirano is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, Italy. Toponymy The town's name comes from its ancient Latin name ''Miranum'', derived from ''mira,'' meaning "observatory" or "spectacle". This etymology is shared wit ...

. He turned professional in 1971 and has won twelve professional tournaments in his home country, including five in 1988. Calì played on the European circuit from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s - sometimes on the

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itself and sometimes on the second tier

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. His best results on the

were sixth places at the 1990 Italian Open and the 1991 Mediterranean Open. In 1990 he won both the Cerruti Open and the Memorial Olivier Barras on the

and topped the Challenge Tour money rankings. He also claimed more than a dozen non- tour regular career (i.e. under fifty) professional tournaments. Calì joined the

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in 2003, and has won the 2005 Mobile Cup and the 2006 London Seniors Masters at that level. Calì represented Italy in the

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and the

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(four times each).

Professional wins (15)

Challenge Tour wins (2)

Other wins (11)

*1982 Cerutti Open *1984 Italian PGA Championship *1985 Italian Native Open *1987 Italian Native Open *1988 Open La Pinetina, Open di Firenze, Open del Lavoro Luigi, Italian PGA Championship, Cerutti Open *1993 Italian Native Open *1994 Italian Native Open

European Seniors Tour wins (2)

European Seniors Tour playoff record (1–0)

Team appearances

* Dunhill Cup (representing Italy):

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

1992 1992 was designated as International Space Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 – Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General. * January 6 ** The Republ ...

(representing Italy): 1985,

, 1988,

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cali, Giuseppe Italian male golfers European Tour golfers European Senior Tour golfers Sportspeople from Mirano 1952 births Living people 20th-century Italian sportsmen