Molinari Is the New Italian Rising Star in the PGA Tour

When is the last time you heard about an Italian golfer in the PGA Tour? I mean really hear about him. It's not a question of being part of the PGA, but of making themselves noticed with victories in Golf tournaments all over the world. Well, Francesco Molinari is one of the players that wanted to demonstrate that Italian golf has a saying in the future of this sport. And that, from time to time, it can produce good golf players.

What was more special is that he won a golf tournament right before the eyes of a home crowd, at the Italian Open. Italy hasn't had a Italian winner at the Castello di Tolcinasco in 26 years. This time, it was different, after Molinari managed to have a spectacular final round.

He succeeded in beating Sweden's Jarmo Sandelin and Denmark's Anders Hansen, after scoring 65 points in the last session of the tournament. With a total of 265 points, he reached the first big performance of his young carrier. Only 23 years of age, he wants to let the golf world know that a new champion could make his way through the PGA Tour.

Winner of the 161.000 euro prize, the Italian could not contain his emotion at the end: "It's amazing, really unbelievable. I would not have thought about winning so early in my career. I was hoping to give the Italian supporters some joy soon but I was not thinking about this year".

He now succeeded in doing another thing, and that is fulfilling his brother's expectations, Edoardo, who won the US Open in the amateur tournament.