(Ep 201) Alessandra Fanali

I was delighted to be joined by the fantastic Ale Fanali after another super consistent season on Ladies European Tour finishing 27th which included 4 Top 10's and a 2nd placed finish at Ford NSW Open at Wollongong finishing shy of an inspirational display from Mimi Rhodes and making her Major championship debut at Royal Porthcawl.

After chatting with Ale & partner/caddy Giulio in Spain it was great to have her on for a full episode. A great duo at the moment.

Alessandra is from Alatri in the Lazio district of Italy and would take up the game at round about 9 years old. Ale has had a great junior career which seen her play in 2017 Junior Solheim Cup for Europe, 4x European Ladies' Am Team Championship for Italy but biggest of all was helping Italy make history winning their first ever Gold Medal at 2016 European Girls' Team Championships a memory that has stuck forever. Ale would go to Arizona State University alongside Linn Grant & Alexandra Försterling and would participate in the inaugural Augusta National Women's Amateur in 2019.

In 2022 Ale would finish runner up at Italian Ladies Open as an amateur after Morgane Metraux holed for Eagle from 20ft to clinch the title in the playoff.  Since 2023 Fanali has been very consistent performer and has numerous Top 10 & Top 20 finishes on tour including 3 runner ups on LET and would represent Italy at 2024 Olympics Games.

A fun episodes full of laughs and good times. Thanks so much Ale for being great! The win is coming soon. Be sure to download via Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.