At the 2018 Open Championships, there were many eyes on one of the greatest golfers of all time, Tiger Woods, and many expect the tournament to deliver one of the best comebacks ever. seen in sports. Unfortunately for him, this was not to happen; instead, it was the man who partners him, Francesco Molinari who stole the show and got his name as the winner of the tournament. Molinari became a golfer who turned professional in 2004 and since then he has managed to shoot himself in the holes which have won him many tournaments in his career so far.
Francesco Molinari Biography,
An Italian professional golfer, Francesco Molinari was born on November 8, 1982 in the Italian city of Turin. It was there that he was raised alongside his brother, Edoardo Molinari, who is also a professional golfer from their parents, Paolo Molinari and Micaela Molinari.
Growing up in Italy, it wasn’t entirely easy for Francesco and his brother, especially since they were looking to be golfers. This is because golf was not the most popular sport in the country, so there weren’t many courses or facilities they could use to practice.
Nevertheless, the golfer who is nicknamed Chicco could recover the sports of his architect father who played when Francesco was still a child.
Having studied at the University of Turin, what would obviously come to lead the life of the star is his involvement in golf, just like his older brother with whom he would conquer the world.
His professional career started in 2004 after winning the Italian Match Play Championship and then, having gone to qualifying school, he won a card for the European Tour in 2005. By 2006 it was clear that the golf world had a new kid on the course after becoming the second Italian to win the European Tour. The only time an Italian has won the title was in 1980 when Massimo Mannelli won the Telecom Italia Open.
In 2009, the Official World Golf Rankings had him among the top 50 golfers in the world. It was the year he led Italy to win the first World Cup in China alongside his brother. This win was followed by the WGC-HSBC Champions which he won in November 2010 after defeating Lee Westwood. This saw him reach 14th place in the rankings.
May 2012 saw Francesco Molinari claim a third European Tour title at the Reale Seguros Open de España before capitalizing on Tiger Wood’s loss from a final green to hand Europe the 2012 Ryder Cup.
Young Molinari became the first Italian to win the Italian Open twice when he overtook Danny Willett in 2016 to clinch it. It was a good year for him as he also finished second in the 2016 French Open.
In 2018, Molinari won another European tour, which was his fifth when he won the BMW PGA Championship. He would go on to win the Quicken Loans National and move into sixth place in the golf rankings when he won the 2018 Open Championship.
So far he is one of the most successful Italian professional golfers in history with 9 professional wins so far.
Wife (Valentina)
If you’re wondering if the pro golfer is married, yes he is and his wife’s name is Valentina Molinari. The two have been married since 2007 and they seem very close.
Although not so much is known about her personal life, it is known that just like her husband, Valentina Molinari is also Italian and it was in Italy that she first met her husband. After dating for a while, the two decided to spend the rest of their lives together tying the knot.
Fluent in Spanish and English, Francesco moved with his wife to England, where they mainly live. The couple are blessed with two children, Tommaso and Emma.
Height, weight, body statistics
Francesco is a man who is lucky to have a good body set. Standing 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) tall, he has a body weight of 159 pounds. 72kg. For his general body stats, this has not been released.