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Sunday 18 September 2016European TourYear in Review
Molinari wins Italian Open
Golf Club Milano, Monza, Italy · Thursday 15 to Sunday 18 September 2016 · Francesco Molinari’s win no. 4 on the European Tour · purse €3,000,000 EUR
The headline is set by GNN from the record. Reports from the papers of the day are below as they are found.
The weather
12 h 05 m
of daylight on the final day, the sun 45° up at noon, and that night a waning gibbous moon (computed from the date and the place).
- R123°/18°C · wind 14 km/h ENE, gusts 36 · 11.1 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R222°/16°C · wind 7 km/h NNE, gusts 20 · 13.9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R324°/15°C · wind 10 km/h NW, gusts 20 · 2.8 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
- R422°/14°C · wind 7 km/h WSW, gusts 20 · 9 mm rainERA5 reanalysis at the course Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis
The name over time
Not yet traced: its earlier names, sponsors and courses come with research.
The ones it got away from
- Danny Willett ENG · 263started the final round tied for the lead, fell four behind, then went birdie-eagle on the 13th and 14th to get within one but could not close the last shot Molinari is home winner in Monza - Golf Monthly
156 started, 73 made it
Same week
DP World Tour event
Italian Open
Golf Club Milano, Golf Club Milano, Monza, Italy
4 of 5 researched
Winner
Francesco Molinari
Runner-up not yet researched.
From the papers
Golf Monthly
18 September 2016
It's been a rollercoaster. It's amazing to see this amount of people out here supporting me. I had the ideal start, I couldn't start any better.
Golf Monthly
18 September 2016
When I birdied 12 I got four shots clear and thought maybe I could relax a bit and I got punished straight away. Coming in I had nothing left, I was just playing with my soul.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Molinari | 65 · 68 · 64 · 65 | 262 | −22 |
| 2 | Danny Willett | 66 · 64 · 67 · 66 | 263 | −21 |
| T3 | Nacho Elvira | 67 · 66 · 68 · 65 | 266 | −18 |
| T3 | Chris Paisley | 66 · 63 · 69 · 68 | 266 | −18 |
| T5 | Richard Bland | 67 · 67 · 65 · 69 | 268 | −16 |
| T5 | David Horsey | 67 · 67 · 69 · 65 | 268 | −16 |
| T7 | Jorge Campillo | 68 · 68 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Alejandro Cañizares | 67 · 67 · 66 · 69 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Tommy Fleetwood | 68 · 71 · 66 · 64 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Scott Jamieson | 65 · 71 · 66 · 67 | 269 | −15 |
| T7 | Alexander Levy | 68 · 67 · 63 · 71 | 269 | −15 |
The golfer
born 1982-11-08, Turin, Italy; ITA; turned pro 2004; age 33 that week; tour wins to date: 4; world No. 65 that week (OWGR rankBefore for Italian Open 2016 (65 -> 43) per OWGR player profile).
What’s in the bag
No bag on file yet