PGA Championship - Round One

Francesco Molinari

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Italy
Francesco Molinari
Francesco Molinari

Francesco Molinari

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Italy
PGA Championship Appearances
12
Best PGA Championship Finish
T2 (2017)
World Ranking
190
Age
38
Turned Pro
2004
Hometown
Turin, Italy
College
University of Torino
Height
5 ft 8 in
Weight
158 lbs

Bio

Caddied for brother Edoardo at the 2006 Masters who was paired with Tiger Woods in the opening round.

Massive soccer fan and has two teams: the Italian Serie A team Inter Milan, and the West Ham United of the English Premier League.

Is fluent in three languages including his native Italian, English and Spanish.

Scorecard

Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
R1 4 5 4 6 3 4 5 4 4 39 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 74
R2 5 3 3 5 3 5 4 4 4 36 3 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 5 37 73
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+

Stats

Strokes Gained Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Total - -0.250 -0.321 -0.179 - -
Off-the-Tee - -0.940 -0.267 -1.613 - -
Approach-the-Green - -1.221 -0.105 -2.338 - -
Around-the-Green - 0.918 0.395 1.440 - -
Tee-to-Green - -1.244 0.023 -2.510 - -
Putting - 0.993 -0.344 2.331 - -
Off the Tee Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Driving Accuracy % - 28.57% 28.57% 28.57% - -
Driving Distance - 298.5 303.4 293.6 - -
Longest Drive - 329 315 329 - -
Around the Green Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Greens in Reg % - 50.00% 55.56% 44.44% - -
Putts Per Round - 28.50 31.00 26.00 - -
Scoring Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Birdies/RD - 2.00 2.00 2.00 - -
Total Birdies - 4 2 2 - -
Total Eagles - 0 0 0 - -
Misc. Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Bounce Back - 18.18% 16.67% 20.00% - -

Previous Performances

Year
Location
Finish
Score
Year
2023
Location
Oak Hill Country Club, East Course
Rochester, New York
Finish
CUT
Score
+7
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 4 3 4 5 4 3 4 4 4 35 70
R1 4 5 4 6 3 4 5 4 4 39 4 3 5 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 74
R2 5 3 3 5 3 5 4 4 4 36 3 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 5 37 73
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2022
Location
Southern Hills Country Club
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Finish
T55
Score
+8
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 4 4 5 3 4 3 4 35 4 3 4 5 3 4 4 4 4 35 70
R1 4 4 4 4 6 3 3 4 4 36 4 3 3 5 3 4 4 3 5 34 70
R2 5 4 4 4 5 3 5 3 4 37 3 3 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 35 72
R3 4 5 5 4 5 3 5 3 4 38 5 3 4 4 3 5 5 4 4 37 75
R4 4 5 4 3 6 3 5 3 3 36 4 3 4 6 3 4 4 3 4 35 71
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
Year
2021
Location
The Ocean Course
Kiawah Island, South Carolina
Finish
Score
Year
2019
Location
Bethpage Black Course
Farmingdale, New York
Finish
T48
Score
+8
Hole 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 OUT 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 IN TOT
Par 4 4 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 35 4 4 4 5 3 4 4 3 4 35 70
R1 4 4 3 5 5 4 5 3 4 37 5 4 5 5 2 5 3 3 3 35 72
R2 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4 35 3 4 4 4 2 5 4 3 4 33 68
R3 5 5 2 5 4 4 5 4 5 39 3 4 4 5 3 4 4 4 3 34 73
R4 4 4 3 5 4 5 5 3 3 36 4 5 5 5 3 4 5 4 4 39 75
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+