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Francesco Molinari is sixth in the world after winning the 147th Carnoustie Open on Sunday.
The 35-year-old Italian Last summer he soared after missing the Players Championship Cup in mid-May, which dropped him to 33rd place of the world ranking.
Molinari returns to Europe for the European flagship tour event – the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth – late May and he started his superb race by winning a two-stroke victory
Francesco Molinari started his winning race at the BMW PGA Championship
He showed his remarkable regularity by losing only two shots throughout the week – one of them at the first hole of the tournament – and has not registered any boguey on his last 44 holes, with flawless rounds of 66 and 68 over the last two laps to finish on 17 under and two ahead of Rory McIlroy.
Molinari, who had finished in the top 10 at Wentworth in five of the previous six seasons, said: "I've been close to so many times.If I could choose a tournament to win in my career, would be that one, so crossing the line was unbelievable. "
The victory gave Molinari his fifth European Tour win and his first success in a Rolex Series event. Molinari, originally from Turin, returned home for his next tournament the following week – the Italy Open at Gardagolf CC in Brescia – and was strongly interested in winning two triumphs in the Rolex series.
He was again "Mr Consistent" since he got a record of less than 66s in each of the first three rounds before he went better with a 65 in the final round to finish with 21 under .
good enough to give Mol Inari takes second place behind the Thorbjorn Olesen Dane, who closes with a 64 to take away from a shot.
Molinari has made five birdies on the last six holes – including one thanks to a 30-foot putt in the 18th – but a bogey in the 17th proved crucial as Olesen recovered a parry to the last hole for the victory.
"I am very happy to be honest," Molinari said afterwards. "I think I will never forget the series of birdies today on the last nine."
After a week off, Molinari was back in the United States on June 14 and 17 in the United States. Open at Shinnecock Hills where, for once, he never really competed since he finished tied for 25th place
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Like most of the field, Molinari made a lot of bogeys over the course of four days and watched the danger of missing the cup after a five-over 75 at first round. He recovered with a 72 in the second round and got the same score in the third round before finishing with a 73 to finish on 12 and 11 shots behind the winner Brooks Koepka
Molinari also took the week off after the # 39, US Open. and he teamed up with coach Phil Kenyon before returning to action by winning his first victory at Quicken Loans National at TPC Potomac.
Molinari earned his first PGA victory at Quicken Loans National
. The towers of 67, 65 and 65 – containing only two bogeys – have him tied. Molinari posted two birdies on a nine clear round in the final round, but then he ran away with the tournament on the back nine, starting with a successful 50-foot eagle putt in the 10th.
He then birdied the following four holes for a 62 and finished eight shots ahead of Ryan Armor at 21 to become the first Italian PGA Tour winner since 1947.
Francesco Molinari thinks about getting his first PGA Tour victory at the National Quicken Loans.
"It was a lot easier than I thought, I played well, the beginning of the last nine was incredible," said Molinari, who lost a place in the world rankings after the victory .
Molinari stayed in the United States for his next appearance two weeks later while he was warming up for The Open by finishing tied for four points for second place in the John Deere Classic, with rounds of 65 and 66 before slipping with a Molinari had to settle for a second place spot at the John Deere Classic ” itemprop=”image”/> ![Molinari had to settle for a second place spot at the John Deere Classic [19659036]. Standing in second place in the John Deere Classic </p>
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<p> A clear 64, with seven birdies, saw him finish the tournament with style, but the American Michael Kim had already left the field while He took eight hits successfully. </p>
<p> Molinari goes to Carnous He went in search of his first major victory, but he did not threaten the rankings by opening his campaign with a card of less than 70 and one of more than 72 for to be tied at the halfway point. </p>
<p> But he came in before the weekend with a no-fault, six-under-65 in the third round, putting him three of the lead and in a fifth place spot in the last day. </p>
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Playing alongside Tiger Woods in the final, Molinari remains patient He took control of his first oi selet of the day at 14th and won a two-shot victory with another birdie during the day. 18th because he once again played impeccable g olf becomes the first Italian to win a major
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