Italian Francesco Molinari has survived a crowded field to
win the British Open. He has become the first Italian major champion.
Last week he was
runner up in the John Deere Classic in a place called Silvis, Illinois. This
week he has taken the supreme golfing prize in a place called Carnoustie,
Scotland. Apparently he was tanned and
rested on his charter flight from the US to Scotland.
The British Open has apparently decided to rebrand itself,
this year calling itself simply "The Open." Sadly causing it to be camouflaged
among all of the other Opens, for all but the hardiest golf fans. This space regrets not having discovered the
subterfuge before yesterday's Sport Sunday update, and so not calling attention
to the final day.
As yesterday started, the entire top of the leader board was
filled with Americans. Tiger Woods even
made a surge, taking the lead at a major golf open for the first time in nine
years, and making American journalists' hearts go pitter pat.
Francesco Molinari, already well known to readers of this
space, played a quiet but consistent tournament. Seven golfers were atop the standings as the
hours and holes came to an end, and Molinari came out on top, or rather on the
bottom. In doing so, he became the first
Italian to win "The Open," as Italy's first major champion, and achieved the lowest score
at Carnoustie in the nine Opens played there.

Hopefully 35 year old Molinari and his wife
can spend some time at the beach this August.
1 comment:
thanks for your tribute
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