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Francesco Molinari experiences one other early exit on the PGA Tour. At Vallarta, within the Mexico Open, the match for the Turin native concluded after 36 holes. Regardless of a second spherical of 70 (-1), that includes 4 birdies and three bogeys for a complete rating of 144 (74 70, +2) strokes, he was eradicated from the competitors.
The chance for redemption for the Piedmontese golfer will come from February twenty ninth to March third on the Cognizant Traditional in The Palm Seashores, Florida.
Francesco Molinari, outcomes
On the Vidanta Vallarta Golf Membership (par 71), there’s a tight battle on the prime the place Mexican Alvaro Ortiz (67 64) leads the leaderboard alongside Englishman Matt Wallace (66 65), Finn Sami Valimaki (64 67), and American Jake Knapp (67 64).
The 4 leaders, with a complete of 131 (-11), are one stroke forward of South African Erik Van Rooyen, who sits in fifth place with 132 (-10) and was the only chief after the primary 18 holes. The Mexico Open, now in its sixty fourth version, presents a prize purse of $8,100,000.
In 2006, he received the Italian Open, changing into the primary Italian to take action since Massimo Mannelli in 1980. In 2009, he and his brother Edoardo received the World Cup of Golf, marking the primary time an Italian pair secured the trophy.
From October 1st to 4th, 2010, he was a part of the European staff, alongside together with his brother Edoardo, that captured the Ryder Cup on the Celtic Manor Resort in Wales. Whereas it wasn’t the primary time two brothers competed collectively within the occasion, it was the primary time their staff emerged victorious.
In November 2010, he claimed the HSBC Champions, his first World Golf Championships match title. Molinari clinched victory by one stroke over the then-world primary Lee Westwood, main from begin to end. This win earned him €860,153 and the 14th spot within the World Golf Rating.
From September twenty eighth to thirtieth, 2012, he was a part of the European staff that received the Ryder Cup on the Medinah Nation Membership close to Chicago. His final-day draw towards Tiger Woods secured Europe’s 14.5 factors and victory within the competitors.
If Francesco had misplaced the match, the European staff would have drawn however nonetheless retained the cup because the defending champions. 100 years after its inaugural version, Francesco clinched the Reale Seguros Open de España, rallying from 4th place on the ultimate day with a 65 (-7 beneath par), one of the best spherical of the match.
With this victory, he turned the second Italian golfer with essentially the most wins on the European Tour, trailing Costantino Rocca by two victories. In 2016, he received the Italian Open for the second time. In 2018, he claimed the BMW PGA Championship, essentially the most prestigious match on the European Tour, and the next week completed second by only one stroke on the Italian Open, a outcome that quickly propelled him to the primary spot within the Race to Dubai.
In July of the identical yr, he additionally secured his first victory in a PGA Tour occasion, changing into the primary Italian since 1947 to triumph in an American tour occasion together with his win on the Quicken Loans Nationwide, held yearly in Maryland.
On the twenty second of the identical month, he was topped champion of the Open Championship in Scotland on the Carnoustie Golf Hyperlinks, changing into the primary Italian golfer to win one of many 4 Main tournaments. On September 30, 2018, at Le Golf Nationwide in Guyancourt, close to Paris, he received his third Ryder Cup, contributing 5 factors out of 5 matches performed, the primary European golfer to realize this feat within the historical past of the distinguished match. On March 10, 2019, he turned the champion of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.