The bad moment of Francesco Molinari continues. In the United States, the Turinese came out at The RSM Classic, the last official tournament of the calendar year of the PGA Tour. In St. Simons Island (Georgia), with a total of 141 (67 74, -1) hits, Molinari he greeted the competition after a swing ride in 74 (+2), with three bogeys and a birdie.
Francesco Molinari, results
Nothing to do, therefore, for Chicco Molinari. In an event that in the middle of the race sees the Americans Andrew Putnam, Harry Higgs and Cole Hammer in the lead with 130 (-12) strokes, with the latter already leading at the end of the first round.
The appointment takes place on two different routes: the Seaside (par 70) and the Plantation (par 72) of the Sea Island GC and sees the Americans Joel Dahmen, Beau Hossler and Sahith Theegala in 4th place with 131 (-11) .
American rule up to now in Georgia. Where there is a prize pool of $ 8,100,000 at stake, of which 1,458,000 will go to the winner. Francesco Molinari (Turin, 8 November 1982) is an Italian golfer. He is the younger brother of Edoardo Molinari.
On 22 July 2018 he entered the history of Italian golf by becoming the first Italian to have won a major tournament with the conquest of the 147th British Open. On November 18, 2018 he wins the Race to Dubai and becomes the first Italian in the history of golf to win the prize of best European player.
He entered the history of world golf during the 42nd edition of the Ryder Cup held in France in 2018, becoming the first player to win 5 out of 5 matches bringing the same number of points to the European team, and his last point to give the trophy to the hosts, defeating world-famous champion Phil Mickelson in a one-sided match.
His collaboration with the English player Tommy Fleetwood will also remain in history, a very famous couple that has remained undefeated in all the matches played. Coming from a family of players, at the age of eight he started playing at the Circolo Golf Torino.
After a brilliant career as an amateur he turned professional in 2004. He graduated in Economics and Commerce from the University of Turin. He has been married since 2007 to the lawyer Valentina Platini, a freelance photographer reporter for sports newspapers, as well as her husband’s manager for the Italy area, which made him the father of Tommaso and Emma.
