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词条 Francesco Molinari
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  1. Background and amateur career

  2. Professional career

  3. Personal life

  4. Amateur wins (5)

  5. Professional wins (10)

     European Tour wins (6)  PGA Tour wins (3)  Other wins (2) 

  6. Major championships

     Wins (1)  Results timeline  Summary 

  7. World Golf Championships

     Wins (1)  Results timeline 

  8. PGA Tour career summary

  9. Team appearances

  10. References

  11. External links

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Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Open Championship, his first and only major victory, and the first major won by an Italian professional golfer.[1] The Open Championship win capped a successful season in which he won the 2018 BMW PGA Championship, his sixth win on the European Tour, and the Quicken Loans National, his first PGA Tour win. At the end of the season, Molinari won 5 out of 5 points as Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup.

Molinari has been in the top 100 of the World Rankings continuously since the end of 2008. Playing with his brother Edoardo, they won the 2009 Omega Mission Hills World Cup, Italy's only win in the event. Molinari won the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions and has represented Europe in three winning Ryder Cup teams, in 2010, 2012 and 2018.

Background and amateur career

Molinari was born in Turin, Italy, and 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. He turned professional later that year.

Professional career

Molinari earned his European Tour card for 2005 through qualifying school. He finished in 86th place on the tour's Order of Merit in his rookie season.

In May 2006, Molinari claimed his first European Tour victory, becoming the first Italian since Massimo Mannelli in 1980 to win the Telecom Italia Open.[1] This victory helped him finish 38th on the Order of Merit. Molinari didn't win on Tour between 2007 and 2009 but during that time he recorded twenty top-10 finishes including three runner-up finishes. He finished 60th on the Order of Merit in 2007, 24th in 2008 and 14th in the Race to Dubai in 2009. In October 2009, Molinari reached the top 50 of the Official World Golf Ranking for the first time.

On 29 November 2009, Molinari, along with his older brother Edoardo, led Italy to their first World Cup victory at the Omega Mission Hills World Cup in China.[2]

On 7 November 2010, Molinari won the WGC-HSBC Champions in Shanghai, China. He defeated Lee Westwood by one stroke, finishing at 19-under par.[3] The win moved him into 14th in the Official World Golf Ranking, his highest ranking for eight years. He also recorded eleven top-10 finishes including two runner-up finishes en route to a 5th-place finish in the Race to Dubai.

In October 2010, he represented Europe in the 2010 Ryder Cup which took place at Celtic Manor Resort, teaming up with his brother Edoardo in the four-balls (halved against Stuart Cink and Matt Kuchar) and foursomes (lost against Zach Johnson and Hunter Mahan). He then lost the singles match by 4 and 3 against Tiger Woods on the final day. Europe defeated the United States 14½–13½.

Molinari had a steady 2011 without any further victories but did record seven top-10 finishes, including a 3rd place at the WGC-Cadillac Championship. He finished the year ranked 21st in the Race to Dubai.

Molinari picked up his third win on the European Tour on 6 May 2012 at the Reale Seguros Open de España. He was four strokes out of the lead going into the final round but fired a 65 (−7), the best round of the tournament, to win by three strokes over Alejandro Cañizares, Søren Kjeldsen and Pablo Larrazábal.[4] In July 2012, the week before the Open Championship, Molinari lost in a playoff at the Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open. He was defeated on the first playoff hole by Jeev Milkha Singh.

Molinari gained an automatic selection for the 2012 Ryder Cup, where he played the foursomes with Lee Westwood on Friday, losing by 3 and 2 to Jason Dufner and Zach Johnson; he then teamed up in the four-balls with Justin Rose, losing by 5 and 4 against Bubba Watson and Webb Simpson. On the final day, he halved with Tiger Woods in the last singles match. The point meant Europe not only completed a comeback from 10–6 down at the start of the final day to retain the cup, but won it outright by a score of 14½ points to 13½.[5]

During the 2013 and 2014 seasons Molinari didn't register any win, but his steady position in the top fifty of the OWGR allowed him to play several PGA Tour events as a non-member, where he reached three top ten finishes; among these the most prestigious result was the 6th place at the 2014 Players Championship. These results allowed him to earn a full PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

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 Danny Willett at the 2016 Italian Open. Other notable results in Europe were the 2nd places collected at the 2015 Open de España and 2016 Open de France, while in the U.S. he collected a 3rd place at the 2015 Memorial Tournament. In the same year he also recorded a hole in one at the iconic 16th hole of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.[6]

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 BMW PGA Championship. He produced a flawless final round to see off Rory McIlroy by two strokes. The win took Molinari level with Costantino Rocca, for most European Tour wins by an Italian. In the same year, Molinari won the Quicken Loans National in a dominating fashion by shooting a 62 on Sunday to win by eight strokes, the first PGA Tour win for an Italian since 1947.

At the 2018 Open Championship, Molinari won the tournament with a score of −8, pairing with Tiger Woods in the final round.[7] The win at the Open Championship moved him to sixth place in the Official World Golf Ranking, the highest ranking of his career to date.[8]

In September 2018, Molinari qualified for the European team participating in the 2018 Ryder Cup. Europe defeated the U.S. team 17 1/2 to 10 1/2. Molinari became the first player ever to go 5-0-0. He famously paired with Tommy Fleetwood to win all four fourball and foursome matches. He also won his singles match against Phil Mickelson.[9]

On 18 November 2018, Molinari won the season-long Race to Dubai title on the European Tour.[10] The victory was worth $1,250,000.[11]

On 16 December 2018, he received the 2018 BBC World Sport Star of the Year award (formerly known as the BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year award), Molinari was the first Italian to receive this prize.

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 Matthew Fitzpatrick, who shot a final-round 71.[12]

Personal life

Molinari is a fan of Italian football team Internazionale,[13] he also supports West Ham United after Italian football manager Gianfranco Zola started managing the East London side in 2008.[14]

Amateur wins (5)

  • 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 (ESP)

Professional wins (10)

European Tour wins (6)

Legend
Major championships (1)
World Golf Championships (1)
BMW PGA Championships (1)
Other European Tour (3)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s) up
17 May 2006Telecom Italia Open68-65-67-65=265−234 strokesDEN}} Anders Hansen, {{flagicon|SWE}} Jarmo Sandelin
27 Nov 2010WGC-HSBC Champions65-70-67-67=269−191 strokeENG}} Lee Westwood
36 May 2012Reale Seguros Open de España70-71-74-65=280−83 strokesESP}} Alejandro Cañizares, {{flagicon|DNK}},
Søren Kjeldsen, {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Larrazábal
418 Sep 2016Italian Open (2)65-68-64-65=262−221 strokeENG}} Danny Willett
527 May 2018BMW PGA Championship70-67-66-68=271−172 strokesNIR}} Rory McIlroy
622 Jul 2018The Open Championship70-72-65-69=276−82 strokesUSA}} Kevin Kisner, {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose, {{flagicon|USA}} Xander Schauffele
European Tour playoff record (0–3)
No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
12008UBS Hong Kong OpenTWN}} Lin Wen-tang, {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroyLin won with birdie on second extra hole
Molinari eliminated with par on first hole
22010Alstom Open de FranceESP}} Alejandro Cañizares, {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Ángel JiménezJiménez won with par on first extra hole
32012Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish OpenIND}} Jeev Milkha SinghLost to birdie on first extra hole

PGA Tour wins (3)

Legend
Major championships (1)
Other PGA Tour (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
11 Jul 2018Quicken Loans National67-65-65-62=259−218 strokesUSA}} Ryan Armour
222 Jul 2018The Open Championship70-72-65-69=276−82 strokesUSA}} Kevin Kisner, {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose, {{flagicon|USA}} Xander Schauffele
310 Mar 2019Arnold Palmer Invitational69-70-73-64=276−122 strokesENG}} Matthew Fitzpatrick

Other wins (2)

  • 2009 Italian PGA Championship, Omega Mission Hills World Cup (with Edoardo Molinari)

Major championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMarginRunners-up
2018 The Open Championship 3 shot deficit −8 (70-72-65-69=276) 2 strokes USA}} Kevin Kisner, {{flagicon|NIR}} Rory McIlroy,
{{flagicon|ENG}} Justin Rose, {{flagicon|USA}} Xander Schauffele

Results timeline

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters TournamentT30CUTT19CUT50T33T20
U.S. OpenT27CUTCUTT29CUTT23T27CUTT25
The Open ChampionshipCUTT13CUTCUTT39T9T15T40T36CUT1
PGA ChampionshipT10T33T34T54T33T58T54T22T2T6
{{legend|lime|Winner}}{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 5
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 2 9 5
The Open Championship 1 0 0 1 2 4 11 7
PGA Championship 0 1 0 1 3 4 10 10
Totals 1 1 0 2 5 12 37 27
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 12 (2013 Open – 2017 Masters)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 2 (2018 Open – 2018 PGA, current)

World Golf Championships

Wins (1)

YearChampionship54 holesWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
2010WGC-HSBC Champions1 shot lead−19 (65-70-67-67=269)1 strokeENG}} Lee Westwood

Results timeline

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament20092010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Mexico ChampionshipT14T3T13T28T25T20T25T17
Match PlayR64R64R32R64R64T34T58T173
FedEx St. Jude InvitationalT39T15T40T44T31T61T24T39
HSBC ChampionsT101T23T39T21T6T46T43
{{legend|lime|Win}}{{legend|yellow|Top 10}}{{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}}

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

"T" = Tied

PGA Tour career summary

Season Starts Cuts
made 		Wins 2nd 3rd Top
10 		Top
25 		Earnings
($) 		Money
list rank
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
Career* 128 102 2 2 2 21 53 12,135,587 147[15]
  • As of the 2018 season.[16]

^ Molinari became member of the PGA Tour in 2015, so he is not included in the money list before that.

Team appearances

Amateur
  • 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
  • World Cup (representing Italy): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 (winners), 2011, 2013, 2016
  • Seve Trophy (representing Continental Europe): 2009, 2011, 2013 (winners)
  • Ryder Cup (representing Europe): 2010 (winners), 2012 (winners), 2018 (winners)
  • Royal Trophy (representing Europe): 2012
Ryder Cup points record
2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 Total
0.5 0.5 - - 5 6

References

1. ^{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/golf/4982674.stm |title=Molinari ends wait for home win |work=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2006 |accessdate=13 April 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/golf/8384911.stm |title= Italy edge Ireland to win World Cup of Golf in China |date=29 November 2009 |work=BBC Sport |accessdate=30 November 2009}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/nov/07/francesco-molinari-lee-westwood-shanghai |title=Francesco Molinari holds his nerve to see off Lee Westwood in China |date=7 November 2010 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=9 November 2010}}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2012/tournamentid=2012026/news/newsid=159607.html#magic+final+round+secures+title+molinari |title=Magic Final Round Secures Title for Molinari |date=6 May 2012 |publisher=European Tour |accessdate=6 May 2012}}
5. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/oct/01/ryder-cup-europe-win-medinah |title=Europe seal Ryder Cup win with comeback of epic proportions |date=1 October 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |accessdate=3 October 2012 }}
6. ^{{cite web |title=Francesco Molinari's hole-in-one on No. 16 at Waste Management |date=31 January 2015 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQpwVIVXq1w |accessdate=17 September 2016}}
7. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2018/jul/22/the-open-2018-final-round-live |title=The Open 2018: Francesco Molinari wins title on day of drama – as it happened |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Scott |last=Murray |date=22 July 2018}}
8. ^{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/22/sport/british-open-carnoustie-final-round-golf-spt-intl/index.html |title=Francesco Molinari wins British Open as Tiger Woods falls short |date=23 July 2018 |website=CNN.com |first=Rob |last=Hodgetts |accessdate=23 July 2018}}
9. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/8936168-europe-wins-back-ryder-cup-beating-us-17-1-2-10-1-2/ |title=Europe wins back Ryder Cup, beating US 17 1/2-10 1/2 |agency=The Canadian Press |newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator |access-date=29 October 2018 |date=30 September 2018}}
10. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.europeantour.com/europeantour/season=2018/tournamentid=2018090/news/newsid=361841.html |title=Molinari crowned Race to Dubai Champion |date=18 November 2018 |publisher=European Tour |access-date=18 November 2018}}
11. ^{{cite web |url=https://thegolfnewsnet.com/golfnewsnetteam/2018/11/15/2018-race-dubai-bonus-pool-purse-winners-share-prize-money-payout-111470/ |website=Golf News Net |title=2018 Race to Dubai bonus pool, purse, winner's share, prize money payout |access-date=18 November 2018}}
12. ^{{cite magazine |url=https://www.golfdigest.com/story/the-secret-to-francesco-molinaris-recent-success-confidence-without-bravado |first=Dave |last=Shedloski |magazine=Golf Digest |date=10 March 2019 |access-date=11 March 2019 |title=The secret to Francesco Molinari's recent success? Confidence without bravado}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.fcinternews.it/curiosita-gossip/francesco-molinari-porta-l-inter-sul-green-49220 |title=Francesco Molinari porta l'Inter sul green |language=Italian |df= }}
14. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140612/hammer-francesco-eyes-open-glory_2236884_3900253 |title=Hammer Francesco eyes Open glory |date=12 June 2014 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140614110844/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20140612/hammer-francesco-eyes-open-glory_2236884_3900253 |archivedate=14 June 2014}}
15. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/stats/stat.110.html |title=Career Money Leaders |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=25 September 2018}}
16. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.25198.francesco-molinari.html |title=Francesco Molinari |publisher=PGA Tour |access-date=25 September 2018}}

External links

  • {{official website|http://www.fmolinari.com}}
  • {{EuroTour player|3289}}
  • {{PGATour player|25198}}
  • {{OWGR|7655}}
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