Italian Golfers

The best Italian golfers of the world ranking era

Ranked by the highest world ranking each player reached, then by weeks spent inside the world top 10. Every figure comes from the weekly world ranking itself — not from an editor's opinion. Showing the top 50 of 107.

The Official World Golf Ranking began in April 1986, so this covers the ranking era. Players whose best years came earlier are missing or appear well below their true standing.

1. 1Francesco Molinarinow #245#546682002–20262002–2026466w top 508 wins
2. 2Edoardo Molinarinow #744#148592000–20262000–202685w top 509 wins
3. 3Costantino Rocca#1819451989–20171989–2017194w top 505 wins
4. 4Matteo Manasseronow #382#259582006–20262006–202695w top 508 wins
5. 5Andrea Pavannow #446#65—72007–20262007–20267 wins
6. 6Guido Migliozzinow #228#65—72013–20262013–20267 wins
7. 7Emanuele Canonica#106—11995–20261995–20261 wins
8. 8Renato Paratorenow #357#115—52012–20262012–20265 wins
9. 9Francesco Laportanow #180#117—32010–20262010–20263 wins
10. 10Lorenzo Gagli#128—12005–20262005–20261 wins
11. 11Marco Crespi#167—42002–20212002–20214 wins
12. 12Gregorio De Leonow #192#190—32019–20262019–20263 wins
13. 13Massimo Florioli#203—01995–20171995–2017
14. 14Stefano Mazzolinow #224#208—42015–20262015–20264 wins
15. 15Alessandro Tadini#220—42000–20252000–20254 wins
16. 16Massimo Scarpa#239—11994–20091994–20091 wins
17. 17Nino Bertasio#239—02008–20242008–2024
18. 18Silvio Grappasonni#246—01988–20041988–2004
19. 19Filippo Cellinow #257#254—12017–20262017–20261 wins
20. 20Giuseppe Cali#304—01988–20081988–2008
21. 21Manuel Zerman#317—11995–20021995–20021 wins
22. 22Federico Colombo#341—02006–20212006–2021
23. 23Lorenzo Filipo Scalisenow #628#381—22015–20262015–20262 wins
24. 24Matteo Delpodio#416—12006–20192006–20191 wins
25. 25Alberto Binaghi#423—01989–20081989–2008
26. 26Jacopo Vecchi Fossanow #728#424—52013–20262013–20265 wins
27. 27Edoardo Raffaele Lipparellinow #3928#434—22013–20262013–20262 wins
28. 28Niccolo Quintarelli#445—02009–20222009–2022
29. 29Massimo Mannelli#478—01989–20071989–2007
30. 30Michele Reale#489—01995–20261995–2026
31. 31Federico Bisazza#500—01998–20081998–2008
32. 32Matteo Cristoninow #518#515——20262026
33. 33Stefano Pitoninow #4033#515—32013–20262013–20263 wins
34. 34Em'l Bolognesi#518—01995–20031995–2003
35. 35Filippo Bergamaschinow #1798#526—02011–20262011–2026
36. 36Marco Bernardini#559—12000–20182000–20181 wins
37. 37Federico Maccario#562—22013–20252013–20252 wins
38. 38Marcello Santi#563—01995–20081995–2008
39. 39Andrea Romano(June2000)now #588#570—52016–20262016–20265 wins
40. 40Enrico Di Nittonow #1319#575—32013–20262013–20263 wins
41. 41Andrea Rotanow #2945#582—02007–20262007–2026
42. 42Marco Soffietti#586—02000–20132000–2013
43. 43Michele Ortolaninow #840#768——20262026
44. 44Aron Zemmernow #992#961——20262026
45. 45Alessandro Nodarinow #1202#1191——20262026
46. 46Gabriele De Barbanow #1262#1221——20262026
47. 47Flavio Michettinow #1292#1222——20262026
48. 48Luca Memeonow #1467#1343——20262026
49. 49Ludovico Addabbonow #1474#1357——20262026
50. 50Marco Floriolinow #1602#1552——20262026

The best Italian women of the world ranking era

Ranked by the highest women's world ranking each player reached, then by weeks spent inside the top 10. Every figure comes from the weekly women's world ranking itself.

This covers every week in our records, from December 2001. Players whose best years came earlier are missing or appear well below their true standing.

1. 1Giulia Sergas#4972001–20182001–20187w top 50
2. 2Diana Luna#4922003–20192003–20192w top 50
3. 3Veronica Zorzi#60—2003–20162003–2016
4. 4Silvia Cavalleri#78—2001–20192001–2019
5. 5Giulia Molinaro#98—2013–20242013–2024
6. 6Sophie Sandolo#110—2003–20182003–2018
7. 7Federica Piovano#117—2004–20122004–2012
8. 8Tullia Calzavara#132—2003–20092003–2009
9. 9Alessandra Fanalinow #198#179—2022–20262022–2026
10. 10Benedetta Moresco#203—2023–20262023–2026
11. 11Stefania Croce#208—2003–20182003–2018
12. 12Virginia Elena Carta#230—2021–20262021–2026
13. 13Anna Zanusso#234—2025–20262025–2026
14. 14Alessia Nobilio#312—2021–20262021–2026
15. 15Margherita Rigon#326—2003–20192003–2019
16. 16Roberta Liti#364—2020–20262020–2026
17. 17Barbara Paruscio#369—2003–20082003–2008
18. 18Lucrezia Colombotto Rosso#370—2016–20242016–2024
19. 19Isabella Maconi#371—2003–20092003–2009
20. 20Monica Cosenza#426—2003–20062003–2006
21. 21Carolina Melgrati#431—2021–20262021–2026
22. 22Vittoria Valvassori#438—2013–20162013–2016
23. 23Anna Rossi#482—2007–20162007–2016
24. 24Clara Manzalini#510—2022–20252022–2025
25. 25Stefania Avanzo#608—2015–20212015–2021
26. 26Elisabetta Bertini#625—2013–20162013–2016
27. 27Francesca Fiorellini#634—2024–20262024–2026
28. 28Laura Sedda#773—2018–20192018–2019
29. 29Maria Vittoria Corbi#793—20262026
30. 30Emilie Paltrinieri#799—2020–20222020–2022
31. 31Angelica Moresco#820—2023–20252023–2025
32. 32Erika de Martini#846—2022–20232022–2023
33. 33Emma Lundgren#891—20262026

Italian women in the world ranking

1 Italian golfer holds a women’s world ranking this week, listed by current position — a separate ranking from the men’s world ranking above.