Three months after his last time, Francesco Molinari returns to play on the PGA Tour. From October 17 to 20, in Las Vegas, Nevada, he will be among the protagonists of the 42nd edition of the Shriners Children's Open. The event will offer not only $7,000,000 in prize money (1,260,000 is the first coin), but also, for the winner, a two-year exemption on the circuit and invitations to participate, in 2025, in The Masters, PGA Championship, The Sentry and The Players Championship.
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The fourth appointment of the FedEx Cup Fall, a group of eight tournaments played after the Tour Championship, will see Tom Kim defend his title. The South Korean won this competition not only in 2023, but also in 2022. Among the past winners in the field, there is also the Scotsman Martin Laird (2009 and 2020) and the Americans Webb Simpson (2013) and Ryan Moore (2012).
Francesco Molinari, results
In the last three years, the competition has always been won by a South Korean. Before Kim, in fact, the winner in 2021 was Sungjae Im. Among the most anticipated competitors are the German Stephan Jaeger (second last week) and Tom McCarty, an American surprise who in recent months has first triumphed three times on the Korn Ferry Tour and, now, is fresh from the exploit on the PGA Tour (in the third race played) in the Black Desert Championship.
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From Seamus Power to Harris English, from Maverick McNealy to Nick Taylor, these and many others are the most anticipated protagonists.
In the USA, an important opportunity for Chicco Molinari. The only Italian in the field, he is looking for a prestigious result after a period characterised by few positive results Francesco Molinari (Turin, 8 November 1982) is an Italian golfer.
He is the younger brother of Edoardo Molinari. On 22 July 2018 he entered the history of Italian golf by becoming the first Italian to win a major tournament with the conquest of the 147th British Open.[2] On 18 November 2018 he won the Race to Dubai and became the first Italian in the history of golf to win the title of best European player.[3] He entered the history of world golf during the 42nd edition of the Ryder Cup held in France in 2018, becoming the first player to win 5 matches out of 5 bringing as many points to the European team, moreover he scored the last point that gave the trophy to the hosts, defeating the world-famous champion Phil Mickelson in a one-sided match.
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His collaboration with the English player Tommy Fleetwood will also remain in history, a very famous couple who remained undefeated in all the matches played.
