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
13
Best PGA Championship Finish
T2 (2017)
World Ranking
190
Age
41
Turned Pro
2004
Hometown
Turin, Italy
College
University of Torino
Height
5 ft 8 in
Weight
159 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 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 36 5 4 4 2 3 5 4 4 4 35 71
R2 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 35 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 40 75
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+

Stats

Strokes Gained Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Total - -1.821 0.276 -3.918 - -
Off-the-Tee - -1.356 -0.772 -1.940 - -
Approach-the-Green - 1.091 1.324 0.857 - -
Around-the-Green - -0.123 1.200 -1.446 - -
Tee-to-Green - -0.389 1.752 -2.529 - -
Putting - -1.433 -1.477 -1.389 - -
Off the Tee Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Driving Accuracy % - 57.14% 71.43% 42.86% - -
Driving Distance - 278.5 288.6 268.4 - -
Longest Drive - 301 299 301 - -
Around the Green Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Greens in Reg % - 55.56% 55.56% 55.56% - -
Scrambling - 62.50% 75.00% 50.00% - -
Putts Per Round - 29.50 29.00 30.00 - -
Sand Save Opportunities - 5 3 2 - -
Sand Save % - 40.00% 66.67% 0.00% - -
Scoring Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Birdies/RD - 1.50 1.00 2.00 - -
Total Birdies - 3 1 2 - -
Total Eagles - 1 1 0 - -
Par 3 - 3.25 3.25 3.25 - -
Par 4 - 4.18 4.00 4.36 - -
Par 5 - 4.67 4.67 4.67 - -
Misc. Rank Overall R1 R2 R3 R4
Bounce Back - .00% .00% .00% - -
Ball Striking - 1,998 212 258 - -

Previous Performances

Year
Location
Finish
Score
Year
2024
Location
Valhalla Golf Club
Louisville, Kentucky
Finish
CUT
Score
+4
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 4 4 4 5 3 4 35 5 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 5 36 71
R1 4 4 3 4 5 4 5 3 4 36 5 4 4 2 3 5 4 4 4 35 71
R2 4 4 3 3 4 5 5 3 4 35 4 4 4 4 3 4 6 6 5 40 75
Eagle+
Birdie
Bogey
Double+
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+