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Francesco Molinari will play in the U.S. Open at Merion this week.
The Italian has some pressure to live up to back on the home front, as his brother Eduardo won the U.S. Amateur at this week's venue back in 2005. His form is in tact, with a T5 at the Volvo World Match Play Championship, a T9 at the BMW PGA Championship and a T21 at the Nordea Masters ushering him across the pond. Jun 10 - 10:12 PM
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Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari will tee it up in his fourth PLAYERS later this week.

The Italian debuted with a ninth-place finish in 2010, but has since missed the cut in each of his last two season. This will be his fourth start on U.S. soil in 2013, with a missed cut in the Masters the last glimpse American fans had of him. Given his form lacks sizzle and his history is inconsistent,he should only be considered in the deepest formats.
Source: PGATOUR.com
May 7 - 10:39 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari is considered by some to be a legitimate dark horse to win his first Masters this week.

It’s with good reason the Italian is holding the attention of those in the know, securing two of his three cuts at Augusta National with a T19 last season. He’s played three times in the U.S. this season, with a T28 in the WGC-Cadillac Championship the highlight.
Source: Masters.com
Apr 9 - 9:46 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari’s record in the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship is less than impressive, winning just one match in three trips to Dove Mountain.

On the bright side, that win came against Thomas Bjorn last season. Molinari’s 2013 opponent in the Player Bracket is Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, with the winner set to face the Tiger Woods v. Charles Howell III victor. Given the Italian’s record in this event and what awaits the winner of his first match, it’s hard to be too excited about his chances at making a run.
Source: WorldGolfChampionships.com
Feb 18 - 9:26 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari is set to tee it up in the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in search of his second 2012 victory.

Molinari won the Open de España, and was runner-up at the Scottish Open and Open de France en route to a 2012 European Ryder Cup berth. The Italian will try and tame Mission Hills Golf Club's Olazábal Course in China after a lackluster T35 at the BMW Masters. This is his fourth WGC event of the season, with a tie for 13th at Doral the apex.
Source: WorldGolfChampionships.com
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 09:41:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari has made the cut in each of the first three majors, and will go for a clean sweep at the PGA Championship.

The Italian finished the Masters with a T19 and followed that up with a T29 at the U.S. Open. It looked like he was primed for a big week at the British Open, but settled for a T39. Should he pull out the victory at The Ocean Course, it would be his second of the year.
Source: PGA.com
Tue, Aug 7, 2012 11:11:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari is in search of his second win of 2012 at this week's U.S. Open at Olympic Club.

The Italian, who plays primarily on the European Tour, captured the Open de Espana in May. The ball-striking has been solid, as he has split 66.84 percent of his fairways and landed 77.37 percent of his GIR in across the pond. Should he replicate that at the U.S. Open, he could be in for a big week.
Source: USOpen.com
Wed, Jun 13, 2012 09:25:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

With a bogey-free, 7-under-par 32-33=65 in his final round of the Open de Espana, Francesco Molinari emerged with a three-stroke victory.

Molinari started the day outside the top five on the leaderboard and four strokes back of 54-hole leader, Simon Dyson. The Italian ball-striker then did what he does best, missing only one of 14 fairways and one green in the finale at Real Club de Golf de Sevilla to post 8-under 280. His closing 65 was the low round for the tournament and two strokes better than anyone in the field on Sunday. At 5-under 283, Spaniards Pablo Larrazabal and Alejandro Canizares shared second place with Soren Kjeldsen. Dyson shot a 76 in the final round, fading to a share of 12th place. Molinari's victory today exempts him into the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational in August.
Sun, May 6, 2012 11:31:00 AM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari spun an impressive 2-under-par 35-35=70 in the third round of the Masters.

The Italian's round included five birdies, including three in a row from the 12th to the 14th, to just three bogeys. For the week, he's hit 42 (of 54) GIR. Molinari's previous best finish at Augusta National was a T30 in 2010, but he's in prime postion to improve on that in his final round.
Sat, Apr 7, 2012 04:36:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari submitted a 3-under-par 35-34=69 in his opening round of the Masters, becoming the third in the clubhouse with a share of the lead.

The Italian has posted consistent solid performances dating back to the second half of 2011, so this could very well be the beginning of a manifestation of that play. He split 13 (of 14) fairways and hit 14 greens at Augusta National today, burying four birdies -- three on par 5s -- to offset a lone bogey at the par-4 12th hole.
Thu, Apr 5, 2012 04:25:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari put together the lowest round of the early wave just as the leaders were teeing off with a bogey-free 7-under-par 32-33=65 in the final round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championships.

Molinari navigated the TPC Blue Monster at 9-under-par 75-68-71-65=279 for the week. In his final round, the Italian needed only 24 putts to circle the course and averaged 1.538 putts per GIR. Highlights included birdie bombs from 18'6" on the second, 27'5" on the fourth and a chip in from just off the green on the 16th.
Sun, Mar 11, 2012 02:49:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari holed out for eagle from a greenside bunker at the par-5 second hole to beat Thomas Bjorn 1 up in the Jones Bracket in the opening round of the World Golf Championships-Accenture Match Play Championship.

Molinari might have been the last man in the field to know for sure who he'd be facing today. Bjorn cited a sore back after his flight from London, but the duo went off as scheduled. Taking you all the way to the finish, Molinari parred the par-4 18th to force sudden death. After his second into the par-5 second found the sand, he blasted in for eagle and the victory. Bjorn birdied the hole. The Italian advances to face Dustin Johnson on Thursday.
Wed, Feb 22, 2012 03:23:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari opened his title defense of the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions with a 2-under-par 33-37=70, finishing five strokes back of the overnight lead.

The Italian shared the field high with seven birdies, and got it to as low as 5-under through 16 holes, but double-bogeyed the par-5 eighth and bogeyed the par-4 ninth to fall back into the pack. Molinari accepted the exemption into the Hyundai Tournament of Champions at the top of the year, but he declined PGA TOUR membership. Should a PGA TOUR member win this week, he will be awarded a three-year exemption.
Thu, Nov 3, 2011 08:08:00 AM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari carded a 2-over-par 35-37 in his opening round of the 93rd edition of the PGA Championship.

Molinari entered the day as the No. 1 threat to withdraw due to a sore right wrist, but he plowed through, circling birdies on both par 5s to finish T59 after 18 holes.
Thu, Aug 11, 2011 10:02:00 PM
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari's chances of teeing it up on Thursday for the PGA Championship aren't 100 percent due to a sore right wrist.

This has been a mildly interesting situation given that the Italian shared 15th place at last week's stop in Akron despite the malady. Since, he's updated his followers on Twitter, going as far as to post a photo of his wrist bandaged up last Friday. He then shot 68-69 on the weekend. On Tuesday, he tweeted: "Tough couple of days, no shot hit because of the wrist. Hopefully will be able to play on Thursday. Not looking good at the moment." Later in the day, he added: "Wrist feeling better after treatment with @ProGolf_Health. Hopefully back to hitting shots tomorrow." Finally, midday on Wednesday, he wrote: "Wrist is better thanks to everyone, great work by @ProGolf_Health. Hit a few balls this morning, playing a few holes today. #fingercrossed" We'll stick him on our Injury Report until he completes his opener in Georgia. He's scheduled to tee off at 2:15 p.m. ET.
Source: Francesco Molinari on Twitter
Wed, Aug 10, 2011 11:26:00 PM