The Open 2018: Molinari beats out Tiger, McIlroy becomes first Italian to win a major.
Italy's Francesco Molinari clinches 2018 TheOpen, marking the first major victory of his career and the first time an Italian has won the Claret Jug. Tiger Woods briefly held the lead at one point Sunday but finished at 5-under.
Molinari created a two-under last round of 69 in breezy conditions on the Scottish connects to complete eight under.
He completed two in front of four players, including home top picks Justin Rose and Rory McIlroy, tied on six under.
Tiger Woods completed five under in the wake of driving halfway through the round, with Jordan Spieth on four under.
Molinari, 35, rose up out of a six-path tie for the lead, when every one of the players was either on the back nine or in the clubhouse, to lift the Claret Jug, The Open Championship 2018.
The Europe Ryder Cup player began the last day three shots unfastened of medium-term pioneers Spieth, Kevin Kisner and Xander Schauffele, however, kept up self-restraint while his opponents all dropped shots in an exciting fight for the lead.
Francesco Molinari Champion Golfer of the Year: The Open 2018.
Notwithstanding a humble Open record, he had been sponsored on the quality of a fine couple of months that saw him assert the PGA Championship at Wentworth - his greatest win on the European Tour - and his lady PGA Tour triumph at the Quicken Loans Classic.
Enduring opening rounds of 70 and 72 brought him into the end of the week, prior to a shocking 65 on Saturday impelled him into dispute.
Molinari focused on the significance of influencing standards on Sunday in a meeting after his third to round, and he satisfied his objective by starting with 13 standards in progression in testing conditions.
That relentless succession was finished with a birdie on the standard five fourteenth before a heavenly approach on the eighteenth enabled him to get another shot.
Subsequent to completing his round, Molinari looked on edge as he held up in the scorer's lodge, observing closest outstanding challenger Schauffele intruder the seventeenth.
The 24-year-old American expected to bird the last opening to constrain a play-off, yet his approach landed short, enabling Molinari to celebrate with his caddie and spouse.
The Open championship 2018 Leaderboard:
-8 F Molinari (Ita);
-6 J Rose (Eng), R McIlroy (NI), K Kisner (US), X Schauffele (US);
-5 E Pepperell (Eng), T Woods (US), K Chappell (US);
-4 T Finau (US), M Kuchar (US), J Spieth (US)
Main others:
-3 T Fleetwood (Eng);
-2 J Day (Aus), A Scott (Aus), Z Johnson (US);
-1 P Mickelson (US), B Langer (Ger), D Willett (Eng)
How much they Get Paid in 2018 The Open Championship.
The overall purse for the 147th Open Championship has been set at $10.5 million for the champions taking home $1.89 million prize money in addition to the Claret Jug and the honor of Champion Golfer of the Year.
According to R&A " Prize money will decrease by $125 per qualifying place above 70 to a minimum of $13,500." The top 10 pro golfers who did not make the cut will receive $7,375 with the next 20 (including ties) will receive $9,500. Any other pro golfers outside of those groups will get $4,950.
Winner -- Francesco Molinari: $1.89 million
Runner-up: $1.093 million
3rd: $701,000
4th: $545,000
5th: $438,000
6th: $380,000
7th: $326,000
8th: $275,000
9th: $241,000
10th: $218,000
The Open Championship 2018 Quotes:
Francesco Molinari Said:
Look at the names on that Claret Jug. What can you say? It’s the best golfers in history, and to be on there, it’s incredible. From someone like me coming from Italy – not really a major golfing country – it’s been an incredible journey.
“Clearly in my group, the attention wasn’t really on me, let me put it that way,” Molinari said. “If someone was expecting a charge, probably they weren’t expecting it from me, but it’s been the same the whole of my career.”
Jordan Spieth Said:
He’s been working his butt off. I see him in the gym all the time, going through his routine, grinding on the range, doing his own stuff. It truly is hard work that paid off for Francesco.
McIlroy said:
"With how he's played this year," McIlroy said, "there's just maybe a little more belief. ... There's going to be a lot of European guys vying for his partnership in the foursomes at the Ryder Cup, that's for sure."
Tiger Woods Said:
“He chipped it beautifully,” Woods said about his playing partner. “I know he made a couple of putts here and there for par but to get it to where it was basically kick-in from some of the spots he put himself, that was impressive. Great touch.”
Schauffele Said:
"We were in the strangest spots possible on the golf course, where we didn't think we would be," said Schauffele.
"Every time I looked up at the leaderboard, there's four, five, six guys in the lead, and five, six guys one back.
"I figured looking at the board isn't going to do me any good and I was just happy to claw my way back in a little bit."
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