Francesco Molinari, seemingly overnight, has risen to the top of the PGA.
His bogey-free weekend during the British Open at the rough and wind-swept Carnoustie Golf Links was a rare feat.
That perfectly consistent play enabled Molinari to inch up the leaderboard and surpass Jordan Spieth, Rory McIlroy and Tiger Woods, who all held the lead at one point.
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Molinari finished with a birdie on the 18th hole Sunday, putting him at -8, and giving him a two-stroke win.
Molinari is the first Italian man to ever win a major championship, and it is the 35-year-old’s third win in his last six starts–an impressive feat for any golfer.
Take a look at the highlights that punctuated Molinari’s historic major win:
A faultless round. Watch highlights of how Francesco Molinari became the first Italian to win a major. #TheOpen
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