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Italian Golf Awards 2026

Gazzetta Emilia Romagna · Sport, LA · 1 wk ago
Business DevelopmentFull-time

About the Event

The Italian Golf Awards 2026, held on March 17 at Golf Club Modena, celebrate individuals, clubs, and organizations contributing to the growth of Italian golf. Created by Donato Ala, this format is not a competition or ranking but a recognition system honoring those who develop the sport daily.

The event highlighted professionals often overlooked but essential to the sport: instructors, managers, communicators, facilities, projects, and local figures. Career Awards were a focal point, symbolizing lifelong dedication to golf.

Awards and Recognitions

  • Golf Club Villa d’Este – For 100 years of history and continuous contribution to Italian golf.
  • Isabella Calogero – For innovative and engaging golf communication.
  • Veronica Zorzi, Giulia Sergas – Ambassadors for golf values and inspiration.
  • Piero Sabellico, Alfonso Paolillo, Andrea Romano – For their role as Golf Pro Instructors and quality training.
  • Golf for The Cure, Progetti Vivi – For charitable commitment in golf.
  • Golfisti Ambiziosi – For modern and inclusive use of social media.
  • Anna Nistri – Innovation Award.
  • Prosecco Cup, Assolombarda Golf Cup – For organizational excellence and dialogue between sport and business.
  • Associazione Italiana Commercianti Golfisti – For creating a community between sport and business.
  • Stefano Ricchiuti – For technical and cultural contributions to golf.
  • Botanic Golf Sa Cuba, Golf Club Quarrata, Torre dei Ronchi, Golf Club Marco Polo, Golf MiA – For inclusive golf promotion.
  • Golf Le Fonti, Paradiso del Garda, Riva Toscana Golf Resort & SPA, Argentario Golf & Wellness Resort – For developing golf tourism.
  • Ristorazione Di Circolo: La Terrazza (Cervia), Cavaglià, T19 (Villa Paradiso), Ambrosiano, Argentario – For excellence in golf hospitality.
  • Emilia-Romagna Golf, Emilia-Romagna Golf Experience – For territorial promotion and system creation.
  • Green Pass – For welcoming new players.
  • Bizzarri Golf Cup – For competitive and organizational excellence.
  • Simone Brotto – For his role as sports secretary.
  • Franco Iacovitti, Massimo Messina – For athletic preparation in golf.
  • Carlo Busto – For promoting historical golf.
  • Curtes Sport Event – For the In City Golf project.
  • Giovanni Malcotti – For integrated golf-hotellerie management.
  • Lamberto Di Giacinto – For managerial resilience at Golf Rimini.

Career Awards

  • Salvatore Rotella
  • Maurizio Ravinetto
  • Bruno Cosenza
  • Claudio Scaccini
  • Massimo Scarpa
  • Nicola Montanaro
  • Lorenzo Giani

For their significant contributions to the development of Italian golf.

Special Awards

  • Pietro Salvati – Young promise of Italian golf.
  • Natalia Aparicio – Best female amateur 2025.
  • Golfzon Leadbetter Academy Puntaldia, Sicilia’s Marra Golf Academy – For evolution in golf instruction.
  • Marco Maiani – Director of Golf Club Poggio dei Medici, for vision and club development.

Event Highlights

Donato Ala stated, “The Italian Golf Awards do not reward rankings but people. They tell the real value of those who build golf every day.” The event was supported by partners Proraso, Kaloderma, Katana Golf, and Bottega, emphasizing quality, vision, and sports culture.

The first edition of GOLITALIANO LAB, a think tank on golf development, featured four professionals sharing experiences with a packed audience before the awards ceremony.

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