The current Open Champion began Sunday’s final round five-strokes behind the leader, but an impressive 8-under 64 helped Molinari surge to the top of the leaderboard. Beating England’s Matt Fitzpatrick by two. A result the King would surely have been proud of.
“Coming from Italy, we weren’t exposed to that much golf, but obviously Arnie [Arnold Palmer] was such a global icon and this tournament was one that we watched, my brother and myself, at home many times,” the 36-year-old told reporters afterwards.
Molinari has had an impressive few months on both the European and PGA Tours. Winning three times in his last 12 starts and being a key player on this year’s winning Ryder Cup team. All of that success was achieved with a mixed bag of equipment. But Sunday’s win comes less than one week after Molinari announced he was signing with Callaway.
Last week the Italian released a statement explaining, “I am joining Callaway because I’m so impressed by their equipment. More than anything, I’m looking forward to playing the new Epic Flash Driver and the Chrome Soft X Golf Ball. The ball speed gains that I’m getting from the driver are unbelievable. And this golf ball is the best one that I’ve ever played. The performance from tee-to-green, especially the feel and control, is exactly what I want.”
Check out the winner’s full bag here:
Driver: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero prototype
Fairway Wood: Callaway Epic Flash Sub Zero
Irons: Callaway Apex; Callaway Apex Pro; Callaway Apex MB prototype
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Madison Stroke Lab
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X “diamond” prototype