Francesco Molinari

Italy · born November 8, 1982, Turin, Italy

1major championship

PGA Championship1 2nd
The Open1 win, 1 top 10
Ryder Cup3 Cups
PGA Tour 2024–263 seasons of stats

Summary

First major 2018 The Open
Ryder Cup 3 Cups · 5-4-2 · 6 points (54.5%)
Runner-up in majors 1 time
2026 PGA Tour (in progress) 2 events · 0 top 10s

Wins

2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · 276 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele

Near misses

2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T9 · 287 (+3)
2017 PGA Championship Quail Hollow Club · runner-up to Justin Thomas · 278

Ryder Cup

3 Cups, 11 matches: 5 won, 4 lost, 2 halved, 6 points. Foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 1-1-1.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 5-0-0, 5 points · automatic

Rivals

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Ryder Cup partners

Ryder Cup opponents

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Moments

2018 Open Paired with Tiger Woods on Sunday, Molinari played the weekend without a bogey and birdied the 18th to set the target at -8.
2018 Open Justin Rose shot 64 in round three and climbed into a four-way tie for second.
2018 Ryder Cup Francesco Molinari went 5-0-0, the first European to win five points at one Ryder Cup; four of those were with Tommy Fleetwood, the first European pair to go 4-0.

Records and firsts

2018 Open First Open champion from: Italy
— Ryder Cup 5-0-0 in one Cup (Gardner Dickinson (1967), Arnold Palmer (1967), Larry Nelson (1979), Francesco Molinari (2018), Dustin Johnson (2021))
— Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))

Results by championship

Best day

2018 The Open

Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · 276 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele

Paired with Tiger Woods on Sunday, Molinari played the weekend without a bogey and birdied the 18th to set the target at -8.

Justin Rose shot 64 in round three and climbed into a four-way tie for second.

Record: Italy

Chosen by rule: the major win our record tables single out. Year page: 2018.

Career line, 2010–2026

PGA Championship

2017 PGA Championship: runner-up to Justin Thomas

The Open

2013 The Open: finished T9 2018 The Open: won

Ryder Cup

2010 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-2-1 2012 Ryder Cup (Europe): 0-2-1 2018 Ryder Cup (Europe): 5-0-0

PGA Tour 2024–26

2024 PGA Tour season: 15 events2025 PGA Tour season: 15 events2026 PGA Tour season: 2 events

2010201520202025

9 results. Hover or tap a mark; click it for the year.

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Runner-up
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Ryder Cup, GB / Europe
Tour season

Francesco Molinari was born on November 8, 1982, in Turin, Italy. Molinari won one major championship: the 2018 Open. Molinari played in 3 Ryder Cups for Europe (2010, 2012, 2018), winning 5, losing 4 and halving 2 of 11 matches for 6 points. In the 2026 PGA Tour season (in progress; data through October 11, 2026), Molinari played 2 events.

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The record

Wins in the majors (1)

2018 The Open Carnoustie Golf Links (Championship Course) · 276 (-8) · by 2 strokes from Justin Rose, Rory McIlroy, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele

Near misses

Top-10 finishes are listed for The Open, the one championship with a full top 10 every year.

2013 The Open Muirfield · finished T9 · 287 (+3)
2017 PGA Championship Quail Hollow Club · runner-up to Justin Thomas · 278

Ryder Cup

Molinari played 3 Ryder Cups for Europe: 11 matches, 5 won, 4 lost, 2 halved, 6 points (54.5% of those available). By format: foursomes 2-2-0, four-ball 2-1-1, singles 1-1-1 (won-lost-halved). Vice-captain: 2023; 2025.

2010 Celtic Manor Resort (Twenty Ten Course) Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2012 Medinah Country Club, Course No. 3 Europe · Europe won 14.5–13.5 · 0-2-1, 0.5 points · automatic
2018 Le Golf National, Albatros Course Europe · Europe won 17.5–10.5 · 5-0-0, 5 points · automatic

Partners, with matches played together: Tommy Fleetwood (4), Edoardo Molinari (2), Lee Westwood (1), Justin Rose (1).

PGA Tour seasons, 2024–2026

2024 Season 15 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 6 cuts made · $259,679 official money
2025 Season 15 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 8 cuts made · $219,875 official money (No. 190)
2026 In progress 2 events · 0 wins · 0 top 10s · 2 cuts made · $175,457 official money (No. 185)

2026 runs through the Baycurrent Classic (ended October 11, 2026).

Records and firsts

Rows from our record tables that name this player, worded as the tables word them.

2018 Open First Open champion from: Italy
— Ryder Cup 5-0-0 in one Cup (Gardner Dickinson (1967), Arnold Palmer (1967), Larry Nelson (1979), Francesco Molinari (2018), Dustin Johnson (2021))
— Ryder Cup Most points in one Cup, Europe (Peter Alliss (1965), Tony Jacklin (1969), Francesco Molinari (2018))

Sources

Elsewhere: Wikipedia · Wikidata.

Every fact on this page comes from Golf Network News data sets compiled in October 2026 (Masters, PGA Championship, The Open, U.S. Women's Open, Ryder Cup, PGA Tour 2024–2026, major host sites, Champions Dinner menus, and the U.S. Open and state rooms). These are the sources those rows cite.