In Italy, there are 150 golf courses with at least 18 holes. But the entire country has only 10 more golf courses than the total in Los Angeles County, where Italy’s greatest ever golfer, Francesco Molinari, now lives.
Francesco Molinari will act as the fifth and final back-up to captain, Luke Donald, when the biennial matches between the United States and Europe heads to the Marco Simone Golf & Country Club near Rome next month.
A stunning display of ball-striking has earned West Australian Min Woo Lee a share of the lead through three rounds of the DP World Tour’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in Abu Dhabi.
Rory McIlroy, Matt Fitzpatrick and Viktor Hovland came with a purpose to the Italian Open at Marco Simone Golf & Country Club, site of next year’s Ryder Cup.
Featuring a pair of former world No.1s, Major winners, cash cows and Ryder Cup stalwarts, here are six surprising names on the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup bubble heading into this week.
Golf Digest caught up with the Molinari at Pebble Beach to discuss his 2019 Augusta heartbreak, the slump since, his trans-Atlantic move and much more.
Not since the Masters in April has this immensely likeable individual finished in the top 10 at any tournament anywhere on the planet he has spent the past few months crisscrossing.