DP World Tour : Hero Dubai Desert Classic Tee Times Leaderboard
Today Francesco Molinari now 43, ranked a distant owgr 418, has posted an 8 birdie 1 bogey -7 65 to take the clubhouse lead at this prestigious Hero Dubai Desert Classic.
In 2018, he was on top of the golfing world....
He won the Open Championship at Carnoustie, paired with Tiger Woods in the final round, having won the BMW PGA Championship earlier n the year to beat Rory McIlroy, he shot a Sunday 62 to win the Quicken Loans on the PGA Tour by 8 shots
Francesco Molinari of Italy kisses the trophy after winning the British Open. (Peter Morrison/AP)
At the Ryder Cup in France he was undefeated, 5-0-0 beating Phil Mickelson in singles, then won the Race To Dubai. He was the European Tour Player of the Year, won the BBC World Sports Star of the Year and was awarded the Golden Collar of Sports Merit.
He was still hot in 2019 winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Much is made of Tiger winning the 2019 Masters, but the fact is, Molinari,, stunning the American media, was the 54 hole leader at -13 two holes clear of Tiger and Tony Finau, putting on a masterclass of iron play and putting.
He still led after 11 holes until he found the water at 12 for a double, and then a bad break at the 15th where his approach clipped an overhanging tree branch, landing in Rae's Creek for another double to hand the lead to Tiger. Frankie finished T5,
Little has been heard from him since although he has been playing, he moved his family to California, to play on the PGA Tour in 2019, and has become an Alternate Captain on the Ryder Cup team.
more to follow..
Bryan Angus
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