Pietro Bovari

Virginia

2019-20 (Freshman)

• Made his UVA debut at the Carpet Capital Collegiate and was the team’s third-place finisher
• Was fourth on the team with a 73.58 stroke average
• Top performance came at Palmetto Intercollegiate where he was fourth at -6, 204
• Low round of season was -5, 65 at Palmetto Intercollegiate
• Tied for runner-up honors at 2019 Spirit International Amateur Golf Championship while representing Italy
• Helped Italy to tie for ninth in the men’s team competition

Junior / Amateur Golf/Personal

• Enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences

• At the time he signed with UVA was the second-highest ranked Italian player in the U18 division of the European Golf Rankings
• Top World Amateur Golf Ranking prior to enrolling at UVA was 223
• A member of the Italian Golf Team since 2015, playing for coach Alberto Binaghi
• Italian Team, he won the 2018 French International Boys Championship’s Nations Cup, the 2017 Italian International Championship’s Nations Cup and the 2015 Belgian International Team Championship
• Won the championships at the 2018 Italian Boys U18 National Championship and finished ninth in 2019
• Finished first at the 2018 the Italian Amateur Match Play and was third in 2019
• Runner up at 2019 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship
• Placed 13th at 2019 Dutch Amateur Championship
• Had fourth-place finishes at 2019 Gran Premio Citta Di Cervia and Gran Premio di Monticello events
• Placed 18th at the 2018 Junior PLAYERS Championship
• In 2013, he was the Italian National Champion in the U12 division
• Father, Antonello, is a golf teaching professional and the current president of PGA of Italy

Bovari’s Career Statistics

Bovari’s Career Bests
Career Best Tournament Finish: 4th, Palmetto Intercollegiate, March 10, 2020
Career Top-10 Finishes: 1
Career Best 54-Hole Score:  204, Palmetto Intercollegiate, March 10, 2020
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 65, Palmetto Intercollegiate, March 9, 2020