“It’s the best day of my life on a golf course.” The reflection was not made by just anyone, were the words of Matteo Manassero (30) just a few minutes after winning his fifth victory on the European Tour, the first in the last 11 years.
Manassero holed his last putt to accumulate a score of -26 and take the victory in the Jonsson Workwear Open held in Glendower (South Africa) with three shots ahead of three pursuers. It was, without a doubt, one of the most emotional putts of his life.
“It has been a crazy journey but in recent years I knew I was on the right path,” confirmed the Italian, smiling as never before, who once again has Reus native Job Sugranyes as his caddy, who was always by his side in the worst moments. .
Even today, Manassero is the youngest winner in the history of the DP World Tour, winning the Castellón Masters in 2010 at 17 years and 188 days old. In 2013 he took the title in Wentworth, the flagship of the season on the Old Continent. It was his fourth title in his four-year career… and his last until this Sunday.
Hampered by mental problems that affected his swing, the transalpine even had to temporarily leave the world of golf and distance himself. In 2018 he lost his rights as a European Tour player but year after year, with a lot of dark work behind him and a commendable attitude, always accompanied by his perennial smile, he has been climbing steps from the depths to playing again. heaven.
