Francesco Molinari
Italian professional golfer
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- Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian professional golfer.
- The Open Championship win capped a successful season in which he won the 2018 BMW PGA Championship, his fifth win on the European Tour, and the Quicken Loans National, his first PGA Tour win.
- In 2019, Molinari won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his third PGA Tour victory of his career.
- Molinari won the 2010 WGC-HSBC Champions and has represented Europe in three winning Ryder Cup teams, in 2010, 2012 and 2018.
- Early life and amateur career Molinari was born on 8 November 1982 in Turin, Italy.
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. The Open Championship win capped a successful season in which he won the 2018 BMW PGA Championship, his fifth 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.
In 2019, Molinari won the Arnold Palmer Invitational for his third PGA Tour victory of his career.
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.
Molinari was in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking continuously from November 2008 to November 2020.
Early life and amateur career
Molinari was born on 8 November 1982 in Turin, Italy. 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.
Molinari graduated from the University of Turin with a degree in economics.
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