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What happened to Matteo Manassero? Let him tell you

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Now the No. 596 golfer in the Official World Golf Ranking, one-time rising star Matteo Manassero was tied for second after two rounds at the Scottish Open.

Crazy to think that the Italian, now 23, had won four times on the European Tour by 20 and cracked the top 30 in the OWGR.

Big things were expected, but unfortunately, little success has materialized in the years since. He hasn’t won since the 2013 BMW PGA Championship and has recorded just two top-10 finishes since 2014.

Manassero opened up to Bunkered magazine after his first round in Scotland. And if you ever wondered, “What happened to Matteo Manassero?” you’ll want to read what he had to say.

On what was going wrong…

“It was a really tough time about a lot of things: with myself and more technical things. There were a lot of downs and some pretty deep ones, but it’s something that a person has to face and being out here, being under pressure and having to perform because people expect you to perform, it just increases the problems even more and that’s what it was.”

On the lowest moment…

“There wasn’t one [particularly low] – just a lot of tough moments. When you shoot 80 and you feel like you can’t do much better, it’s just bad. I was trying but every time I had an important shot, I was missing. It was such a bad feeling.”

On how his poor play affected him…

“But I wanted to get out of it. My spirits were never that good, and I wasn’t completely myself during that period. It’s impossible to keep your spirits up when it’s something that is so important to you and you care about so much and you can’t do it.

“And there was no trigger for it; it was just me. It was one of those things where people can tell you whatever to help you but in the end, you have to get out of it. It’s inside of you. It’s not a mental coach, it’s not your father, it’s not your mother, it’s just you.”

Fortunately, Manassero seems to be in a better headspace now. He survived the crucible of U.S. Open qualifying and finished tied for 46th at Oakmont and has tallied some quality results on the European Tour recently.

Here’s hoping his turnaround continues.

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  1. African Chicken

    Jul 13, 2016 at 1:57 am

    Most of tour player when change sponsership, especially from Titleist to Callaway facing this problem..Manasero is 1 guy, i still remember Colsaerts, maybe u can include Els, Mickelson. If they maintain using Titleist maybe they can play better for long term. Once u got sponsership fow few milions for few years, just enjoy playing and money still cash in..winning the tournament is just bonus.

    Just my opinions, it can be other factor as well.

  2. Gordy

    Jul 11, 2016 at 11:06 am

    This is actually a pretty deep article for how short it is in my opinion. The dude basically mentally lost it from the pressure. I remember playing junior golf and winning a bunch of tournaments and then everyone thought I was “tiger woods”. When I played bad I felt so ashamed because the scores would go into the newspaper and everyone would ask me what happened. It really pushed me away from the game when I was younger. Now that I am older I get golf lol, and love playing tournament golf. But golf is a game where your highs are so great and your lows are so low.

  3. Sean

    Jul 11, 2016 at 9:08 am

    Would we? Pretty unprofessional if you ask me. Rory mcilroy had to put up with pressure and money. Hasn’t been outside the top 100 since he got into it. Something more to this. Dropping to 583 or whatever when he’s clearly a top 50 player smacks of laziness and a bad attitude.

  4. AntiSmizzle

    Jul 11, 2016 at 12:53 am

    Smizzle, you’re probably the same idiot that yells ‘bababooy’ or ‘get in the hole’ after every shot at all the tournaments that allow spectators to be dickheads like that. You’re truly a waste of oxygen.

  5. Diarra

    Jul 10, 2016 at 2:38 pm

    A lot of money at young age. Not so easy to handle. Good to see him back playing well, has the potential to match rory, Day, Spieth.

  6. Wilson

    Jul 10, 2016 at 5:59 am

    Funny, and now he is two behind in Scotland. GO Manassero!

  7. Sad Smizzle

    Jul 10, 2016 at 12:02 am

    I don’t get the sob story articles about the fall of a golf pro who has already earnt millions through sponsorship and now has to get a regular job like the rest of us.

    • Dave

      Jul 10, 2016 at 12:26 pm

      If he has MILLIONS…WHY would he need a job like the rest of us?

  8. KoreanSlumLord

    Jul 9, 2016 at 11:06 am

    Great read. Real, get down to the nitty-gritty stuff here. All struggling golfers will need to read this life changing piece.

  9. Paul Alone

    Jul 9, 2016 at 7:42 am

    Dissapointed! Not a deep article…

  10. don d.

    Jul 9, 2016 at 7:13 am

    Even at our amateur level slumps are difficult emotionally and physically. I cannot imagine doing it for a living. You never hear much about what a pros life is like who misses cut after cut. The effort needed to play at a high level must be tough. Plus, being on the road constantly must get old really quickly. I enjoy playing golf but to turn it into a professional endeavor is not for everyone.

  11. Arnold

    Jul 8, 2016 at 10:15 pm

    Reading these comments, it’s pretty obvious that none of these people in the comment section felt the pressure of an elite level tournament. What he said is the absolute 100% truth. There is nothing more to a slump than yourself. However, given the massive amount of pressure the Tour can bring, it is SO EASY to lose confidence in their own abilities and therefore will be in an endless pursuit of perfection, which leads to catastrophe. Unless someone does an honest-to-god self evaluation with no exaggeration of their weaknesses, and also full acceptance and embracement of their weaknesses, the person in the slump (Matteo in this case) will never realize that the problem is curable only by him and will always search for an excuse wether it be technical or circumstantial. Going back to what I said in the beginning, when Matteo said that the problem was within himself, it was not a “cliche” or “shallow” answer; it is THE answer.

    • Tim

      Jul 9, 2016 at 7:30 pm

      oooooooh burnnnnTTT hahha

    • The dude

      Jul 10, 2016 at 9:08 pm

      Shhhh…you write too much with no point. Try to keep idiocy brief…..

    • bobby longfellow

      Jul 13, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      i deal with similar pressure just about every night when i’m laying the wood to my old lady.

  12. Smizzaroo

    Jul 8, 2016 at 9:01 pm

    That told me nothing. Great article. Vomit

    • Nathan

      Jul 8, 2016 at 11:34 pm

      What are some things you want to hear about then ?

  13. ooffa

    Jul 8, 2016 at 4:48 pm

    Read between the lines. Suddenly coke, booze and girls became affordable. He can come back from it. Our current US Open Champion did. Go get em Matteo!

    • Sean

      Jul 11, 2016 at 9:05 am

      Coke? Are you stupid? Do you know how often these guys are tested?

  14. Mike

    Jul 8, 2016 at 1:12 pm

    Those are some cliche answers. Obviously there was more to it.

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