Just like Rory McIlroy last year, Francesco Molinari fired a final-round 64 to storm from behind and steal the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Heres how Molinari walked away with the title and slipped into a red cardigan:Leaderboard: Molinari (-12), Matthew Fitzpatrick (-10), Sungjae Im (-9), Tommy Fleetwood (-9), Rafa Cabrera Bello (-9)What it means: This is Molinaris fourth worldwide win in the last 10 months and his first since his Open triumph last July at Carnoustie. Five back to start the final round, he poured in four front-nine birdies to make the turn in 32. Playing a good seven holes ahead of the final pairing, Molinari continued his charge with back-to-back circles at 12 and 13. He very nearly made a hole-out albatross and then a 44-foot putt for eagle at the par-5 16th but instead settled for his seventh birdie when his bid for a 3 came up one roll short. The leader by one with one to play, Molinaris approach to the final green finished 44 feet left of the back-right pin, leaving him this left-to-right swinger:
FRANCESCO MOLINARI FROM 44 FEET... BANG pic.twitter.com/u1tXZkCHPm— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) March 10, 2019It was the exclamation point on a bogey-free round of 8 under that gave him the clubhouse lead by two. He spent the next two hours waiting out the rest of the field, who proved powerless to pass him.Round of the day: Molinari in the final round hit 12 of 14 fairways and 14 of 18 greens. He was 4-for-4 scrambling and took 25 putts. He was nearly eight shots lower than the final round scoring average of 71.9.
Full-field scores from the Arnold Palmer InviationalArnold Palmer Invitational: Articles, photos and videos
Best of the rest: Fitzpatrick (71) came up two shots short in his bid for his first PGA Tour title. He made just one mistake, a bogey at the par-4 15th, but couldn't go low enough to take back his lead once he was passed by Molinari. A 13-foot miss for eagle on the 16th hole would have pulled him within one with two to play, but Fitzpatrick instead settled for a two-putt birdie. Once he failed to pull a Robert Gamez from the fairway on 18, it was over.Biggest disappointment: It was another disappointing Sunday from the defending champion, McIlroy, who finished at 8 under. One back to start the day and hunting his first win since his API victory last year, McIlroy played his first 15 holes in 1 over before pulling even with a two-putt birdie at 16. With two circles and two squares on his Sunday scorecard of 72, he never factored.Open qualifiers: Three players Sungjae Im, Keith Mitchell and Sung Kang punched their ticket to Royal Portrush via the Open Qualifying Series. They were the highest finishers inside the top 10 and ties who were not already exempt into the years final major.(Non-Molinari) Shot of the day: Adam Long cut the corner at the par-4 10th with a 355-yard drive that found the front-left bunker. And then he holed out for a 2:
That's one way to make eagle. Rookie @aLongShot will take it.#QuickHits pic.twitter.com/R6wJ6qh3Xj— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 10, 2019It was one of two back-nine eagles for Long, who jumped into a tie for 11th with a final-round 67.Quote of the day: "Incredible. It's high up there with best wins I've had. Arnie was a special player, but most of all a special person and really a global icon for the game. For someone like me, coming from Italy, him and Jack were up there as gods. To win here is really special." Molinari
A commitment to charity is something the Korean contingent on the LPGA takes seriously, and they don't get nearly enough credit for their regular acts of generosity. Back in 2007, after winning the SemGroup Championship, Mi Hyun Kim donated $100,000 of her winner's share - roughly half her check - to the United Way Greensburg Disaster Fund.
Braden Thornberry may make a lot of money on the PGA Tour in future years, but his T4 finish this week netted him nothing but praise. Amateurs always know the deal going into a pro event, but that
Former No. 1 amateur, NCAA champ Braden Thornberry to turn
Europe's talent will present a great challenge, but we will be focused on what we can accomplish together in 2020 in my home state, in front of a loyal legion of sports fans in Wisconsin. It's going to be a memorable week." In his first act as Ryder Cup Captain, Stricker named Jim Furyk as the first of his Vice Captains.
US 2020 Ryder Cup Captain Revealed | 360NaijaHits
Jun 11, 2019 · France is slowly warming up to the Women's World Cup. By Kevin Baxter. Jun 11, the weather has been cold, overcast and rainy here, which would put the damper on any party. Despite their
Cold Weather Hiking Tips | LEX18.com
Brandt Snedeker says attitude is everything as he returns to Torrey Pines. SAN DIEGO — Brandt Snedeker's win in last year's Farmers Insurance Open, punctuated by one of the best rounds of
Mahan WDs from Firestone to spend time with family
— Edoardo Molinari (@DodoMolinari) September 29, 2018. To be fair to Reed, he went 3-1 as a Ryder Cup rookie playing abroad at Gleneagles in 2014. And would any American have had a chance against MOLIWOOD this week? — AM. Biggest X-factor: Captain's picks
Ryder Cup 2018: What you missed from Day 2 at Le Golf
Pat Perez is unhappy about his standing on the U.S. Ryder Cup points list, and his situation won't improve this week. Perez won the CIMB Classic durin Perez skips Torrey, 'upset' with Ryder Cup standings | Handicaps Network Africa
Pat Perez upset with Ryder Cup standing | Sporting News
Jun 09, 2019 · Rory McIlroy fired six birdies in a bogey-free third round of 64 to jump into a three-way tie for first place at the Canadian Open on Saturday. McIlroy shared the lead at 13-under with Americans
McIlroy, Fleetwood share lead at the Players - espn.com
Justin Thomas is in the zone right now! Thomas holed out for eagle from 120 yards at the par-4 18th hole Sunday at Chapultepec Golf Club to shoot a final-round, 7-under 64 and grab the clubhouse
WATCH: Tiger Woods holes out for eagle in electric WGC-Match
These do sound great and they are aesthetically very pretty. However I've had them in for less than an hour and my ears are already aching because even though I have the smallest rubber piece on the bud, the wooden part is so big in circumference that it stretches my ears and hurts big time.
Mens Thongs, Sandals, Slides & Flip Flops | SurfStitch.com
Punch Shot: Writers Sound Off On Burning Questions In Advance of 118th U.S. Open | by Golf News In advance of the 118th U.S. Open, GolfChannel.com writers sound off on burning questions as players
Punch shot: Burning questions for 100th PGA Championship
The Tigers' closer found himself in the headlines for the wrong reason when he seemed to imply Thursday he didn't care about the fans. He tweaked his wording a bit Saturday.
In his blunt assessment of Haney's remarks, Tiger shows he's
Fowler opens with 64 at site of 2015 Scottish win. By Consider Rickie Fowler a fan of Gullane Golf Club. Fowler birdied the 72nd hole in 2015 to edge Matt Kuchar and Raphael Jacquelin en route
Rickie Fowler Opens with 64 at Site of 2015 Scottish Open Win
0 Comments