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Francesco Molinari

1982 - Today

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Francesco Molinari (born 8 November 1982) is an Italian professional golfer. He won the 2018 Open Championship, his first and only major victory, and the first major won by an Italian professional golfer. The Open Championship win capped a successful season in which he won the 2018 BMW PGA Championship, his fifth win on the European Tour, and the Quicken Loans National, his first PGA Tour win. At the end of the season, Molinari won 5 out of 5 points as Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Francesco Molinari is the 55th most popular golfer (down from 41st in 2024), the 5,277th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,817th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Golfer.

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Among GOLFERS

Among golfers, Francesco Molinari ranks 55 out of 71Before him are Jon Rahm, Davis Love III, Bubba Watson, Laura Davies, Dustin Johnson, and Pádraig Harrington. After him are Darren Clarke, Luke Donald, Zach Johnson, Shanshan Feng, Karrie Webb, and Scottie Scheffler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Francesco Molinari ranks 1,411Before him are Sarah Habel, Juninho, Kevin De Weert, Johannes Bitter, Freddie Gibbs, and Olivia Nobs. After him are Percy Daggs III, Rosa Godoy, Taisuke Matsugae, Taku Harada, Kanako Kitao, and Vladimir Grigoryev.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Francesco Molinari ranks 5,278 out of 5,161Before him are Paolo Nicolai (null), Giovanni Marchese (1984), Riccardo Meggiorini (1985), Stefano Lucchini (1980), Elisa Blanchi (1987), and Federica Faiella (1981). After him are Martina Batini (1989), Alessandro Gazzi (1983), Alice D'Amato (2003), Vincenzo Albanese (1996), Nicole Gontier (1991), and Daniele Galloppa (1985).

Among GOLFERS In Italy

Among golfers born in Italy, Francesco Molinari ranks 1