Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari | ||
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Personal information | ||
Born | Turin, Italy | 8 November 1982|
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | |
Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) | |
Sporting nationality | Italy | |
Residence | Turin, Italy London, England | |
Spouse |
Valentina (m. 2007) | |
Children | 2 | |
Career | ||
College | European Tour Players' Player of the Year 2018 | |
Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian
Molinari has been in the top 100 of the World Rankings continuously since the end of 2008. Playing with his brother
Early life and amateur career
Molinari was born on 8 November 1982 in Turin, Italy.[3] He is the younger brother of Edoardo Molinari. As an amateur, he won the Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship twice, and the Italian Match Play Championship in 2004. Molinari turned professional later that year.
Professional career
Molinari earned his
On 7 November 2010, Molinari won the
Molinari picked up his third win on the European Tour on 6 May 2012 at the
Molinari gained an automatic selection for the
In 2015 and 2016, Molinari shared his time between the European Tour and PGA Tour. In September 2016 he became the first Italian to win his national open twice with a 1 shot victory over
Molinari recorded his fifth European Tour win and first Rolex Series titles in May 2018, with victory in the European Tour's flagship event, the
In September 2018, Molinari qualified for the European team participating in the
On 10 March 2019, Molinari won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his third PGA Tour victory of his career. He teed off 10 groups ahead of the leaders on the final day and 5 stokes behind, making three birdies and no bogeys on his first seven holes. On the 8th hole, from well off the green he holed a chip for another birdie and made the turn in 32 (−4). He made four more birdies on the back nine, including a 43-foot putt at the 72nd hole, to shoot a final-round 64 that ended up giving him a two-stroke win over Matt Fitzpatrick, who shot a final-round 71.[16] In April 2019, Molinari was the 54-hole leader at the Masters at 13 under, two strokes clear of Tony Finau and Tiger Woods, after a six-under-par 66 third round. Molinari held the lead for two thirds of the final round, until he reached the par-3 12th, where his tee shot found the water, resulting in a double bogey. He found the water again on the 15th, which led to another double bogey to fall out of contention. He finished with a round of 74 and T5 finish,[17] still his best performance at the Masters to date.
Coaches
Molinari has worked since 2018 with Dave Alred on several mental aspects of his game.[18][19]
Personal life
Molinari is an avid fan of Italian football team
Charity
Molinari is an ambassador for Borne, a medical research charity looking to identify the causes of premature birth.[22]
Amateur wins
- 2002 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Italian Amateur Foursomes Championship (with Edoardo Molinari)
- 2004 Italian Amateur Stroke Play Championship, Italian Match Play Championship, Sherry Cup
Professional wins (10)
PGA Tour wins (3)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
Other PGA Tour (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 1 Jul 2018 | Quicken Loans National
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67-65-65-62=259 | −21 | 8 strokes | Ryan Armour |
2 | 22 Jul 2018 | The Open Championship | 70-72-65-69=276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele |
3 | 10 Mar 2019 | Arnold Palmer Invitational | 69-70-73-64=276 | −12 | 2 strokes | Matt Fitzpatrick |
European Tour wins (6)
Legend |
Major championships (1) |
World Golf Championships (1) |
Flagship events (1) |
Rolex Series (1) |
Other European Tour (3) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 7 May 2006 | Telecom Italia Open
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68-65-67-65=265 | −23 | 4 strokes | Anders Hansen, Jarmo Sandelin |
2 | 7 Nov 2010 | WGC-HSBC Champions[a] | 65-70-67-67=269 | −19 | 1 stroke | Lee Westwood |
3 | 6 May 2012 | Reale Seguros Open de España
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70-71-74-65=280 | −8 | 3 strokes | Alejandro Cañizares, Søren Kjeldsen, Pablo Larrazábal |
4 | 18 Sep 2016 | Italian Open (2) | 65-68-64-65=262 | −22 | 1 stroke | Danny Willett |
5 | 27 May 2018 | BMW PGA Championship | 70-67-66-68=271 | −17 | 2 strokes | Rory McIlroy |
6 | 22 Jul 2018 | The Open Championship | 70-72-65-69=276 | −8 | 2 strokes | Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele |
- The BMW PGA Championship is also a Rolex Series tournament.
European Tour playoff record (0–3)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2008 | UBS Hong Kong Open
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Lin Wen-tang, Rory McIlroy | Lin won with birdie on second extra hole Molinari eliminated by birdie on first hole |
2 | 2010 | Alstom Open de France
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Alejandro Cañizares, Miguel Ángel Jiménez | Jiménez won with par on first extra hole |
3 | 2012 | Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open
|
Jeev Milkha Singh | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
Other wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runners-up |
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1 | 10 Apr 2009 | Italian PGA Championship | 70-65-67-70=272 | −16 | 6 strokes | Gregory Molteni, Andrea Perrino, Michele Reale |
2 | 29 Nov 2009 | Omega Mission Hills World Cup (with Edoardo Molinari) |
64-66-61-68=259 | −29 | 1 stroke | Ireland − Graeme McDowell and Rory McIlroy, Sweden − Robert Karlsson and Henrik Stenson |
Major championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runners-up |
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2018 | The Open Championship | 3 shot deficit | −8 (70-72-65-69=276) | 2 strokes | Kevin Kisner, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Xander Schauffele |
Results timeline
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | |||
U.S. Open | T27 | ||
The Open Championship | CUT | T13 | |
PGA Championship | T10 |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
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Masters Tournament | T30 | CUT | T19 | CUT | 50 | T33 | T20 | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | CUT | T29 | CUT | T23 | T27 | CUT | T25 | |
The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | T39 | T9 | T15 | T40 | T36 | CUT | 1 |
PGA Championship | T33 | T34 | T54 | T33 | T58 | T54 | T22 | T2 | T6 |
Tournament | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | T5 | CUT | 52 | CUT | CUT |
PGA Championship | T48 | T55 | CUT | ||
U.S. Open | T16 | T13 | CUT | CUT | |
The Open Championship | T11 | NT | CUT | T15 | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 12 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 7 |
The Open Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 9 |
Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 53 | 35 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2013 Open – 2017 Masters)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 3 (2018 Open – 2019 Masters)
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
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The Players Championship | 9 | CUT | CUT | CUT | T6 | T7 | T6 | CUT | T56 |
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
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The Players Championship | C | CUT | T42 | T60 | T54 |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Cancelled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
World Golf Championships
Wins (1)
Year | Championship | 54 holes | Winning score | Margin | Runner-up |
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2010 | WGC-HSBC Champions | 1 shot lead | −19 (65-70-67-67=269) | 1 stroke | Lee Westwood |
Results timeline
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Championship
|
T14 | T3 | T13 | T28 | T25 | T20 | T25 | T17 | T53 | |||
Match Play
|
R64 | R64 | R32 | R64 | R64 | T34 | T58 | T17 | 3 | NT1 | ||
Invitational
|
T39 | T15 | T40 | T44 | T31 | T61 | T24 | T39 | ||||
Champions | T10 | 1 | T23 | T39 | T21 | T6 | T46 | T43 | T22 | NT1 |
1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
PGA Tour career summary
Season | Starts | Cuts made |
Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 |
Top 25 |
Earnings ($) |
Money list rank[23] |
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2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a |
2009 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 304,368 | n/a |
2010 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 358,196 | n/a |
2011 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 158,387 | n/a |
2012 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 198,961 | n/a |
2013 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 245,463 | n/a |
2014 |
12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 847,974 | n/a |
2015 |
16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 997,389 | 103 |
2016 |
18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1,083,155 | 98 |
2017 |
21 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14 | 2,875,850 | 31 |
2018 |
20 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 5,065,842 | 11 |
2019 |
15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3,467,143 | 11 |
2020 |
6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 183,740 | 193 |
2021 |
15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 996,777 | 126 |
2022 |
17 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 816,460 | 143 |
2023 |
18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 566,848 | 167 |
2024 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75,320 | 173 |
Career | 204 | 144 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 71 | 18,242,075 | 104[24] |
^ Molinari became member of the PGA Tour in 2015, so he is not included in the money list before that.
Team appearances
Amateur
- European Boys' Team Championship (representing Italy): 1999[25]
- European Youths' Team Championship (representing Italy): 2000[26]
- European Amateur Team Championship (representing Italy): 2001, 2003
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Italy): 2002, 2004
- Bonallack Trophy (representing Europe): 2004
- Palmer Cup (representing Europe): 2004 (winners)
- St Andrews Trophy (representing the Continent of Europe): 2004
Professional
- Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009, 2011, 2013 (winners)
- Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 (winners), 2012 (winners), 2018 (winners)
- Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2012
- Hero Cup (representing Continental Europe): 2023 (winners)
Ryder Cup points record
2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Total |
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0.5 | 0.5 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
Notes
- ^ The 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions is not counted as a PGA Tour win because Molinari was not a PGA Tour member at the time.
References
- OWGR. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ a b Murray, Scott (22 July 2018). "The Open 2018: Francesco Molinari wins title on day of drama – as it happened". The Guardian.
- ^ "Francesco Molinari". ESPN. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ "Molinari ends wait for home win". BBC Sport. 7 May 2006. Retrieved 13 April 2009.
- ^ "Italy edge Ireland to win World Cup of Golf in China". BBC Sport. 29 November 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
- ^ "Francesco Molinari holds his nerve to see off Lee Westwood in China". The Guardian. 7 November 2010. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ Hennessey, Stephen (8 November 2018). "Francesco Molinari: 15 things you need to know about the 2018 Open champion and Ryder Cup star". Golf Digest. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- European Tour. 6 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Europe seal Ryder Cup win with comeback of epic proportions". The Guardian. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ "Francesco Molinari's hole-in-one on No. 16 at Waste Management". YouTube. 31 January 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob (23 July 2018). "Francesco Molinari wins British Open as Tiger Woods falls short". CNN.com. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ "Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2". The Hamilton Spectator. The Canadian Press. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Molinari crowned Race to Dubai Champion". European Tour. 18 November 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "2018 Race to Dubai bonus pool, purse, winner's share, prize money payout". Golf News Net. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Sports Personality of the Year: Golfer Francesco Molinari named World Sport Star". BBC Sport. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Shedloski, Dave (10 March 2019). "The secret to Francesco Molinari's recent success? Confidence without bravado". Golf Digest. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ Huggan, John (14 April 2019). "Masters 2019: Francesco Molinari's 'bad execution' at 12 set in motion his downfall". golfdigest.com. Golf Digest. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Hodgetts, Rob (7 August 2018). "The guru teaching golfers to think like 'assassins'". CNN.
- ^ Walsh, David (29 July 2018). "When the guru Dave Alred met golfer Francesco Molinari". The Times.
- ^ "Francesco Molinari porta l'Inter sul green" (in Italian).
- ^ "Hammer Francesco eyes Open glory". 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2014.
- ^ "Our Patrons and Ambassadors". Borne. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Official Money". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Career Money Leaders". PGA Tour. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "European Boys' Team Championship – European Golf Association". 19 October 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "EGA Events, Results, European Team Championships, European Youths' Team Championship". European Golf Association. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
External links
- Official website
- Francesco Molinari at the European Tour official site
- Francesco Molinari at the PGA Tour official site
- Francesco Molinari at the Official World Golf Ranking official site