Open championship place consolation for runner-up Darren Clarke
Edoardo Molinari wins Barclays Scottish Open by three
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Italian Edoardo Molinari joined his brother Francesco as a European Tour winner today- and with it sets up the real possibility of them both making their Ryder Cup debuts in October.
With Francesco looking on all the way - he finished joint fourth - the 29-year-old from Turin won his duel with Darren Clarke to become Barclays Scottish Open champion at Loch Lomond.
Molinari, one ahead after his dazzling third-round 63, closed with a 74 in the much tougher conditions and, with a 12-under-par total of 272, took the £500,000 first prize by three. The compensation for runner-up Clarke was that, with Molinari already exempt for this coming week's Open, he took the one St Andrews spot up for grabs.
The 41-year-old Ulsterman was always fighting an uphill battle from the moment he tried to play his ball out of the mud and water by the third green but needed three attempts at it and ran up a double-bogey 7.
No brothers have played together in the Ryder Cup since Bernard and Geoffrey Hunt in 1963, back in the days when it was just Britain against America. But Francesco, who a week ago lost a play-off for the French Open to Miguel Angel Jimenez, moves up from eighth to fifth in the points race.
And winner Edoardo, who first hit the headlines by winning the US Amateur title five years ago, is up from 11th to sixth on the world list from which the first four members of Colin Montgomerie's side will come.
With Francesco having won the 2006 Italian Open, Edoardo's victory makes them the third brothers to lift Tour titles - and this just eight months after they combined to win the World Cup in China. Seve and Manuel Ballesteros did it and so did their fellow Spaniards Antonio and German Garrido.
Molinari was five clear after five holes, bogeyed the next two but then regained that advantage when Clarke dropped a shot on the short 11th and he made a 15-foot birdie putt three holes later.
Five ahead with four to play looked a done deal, but a terrible drive down the 415-yard 15th led to a double-bogey 6.
The gap then came down to two when Clarke made a five-foot birdie putt on the short 17th, but he was the one to bogey the last.By then, though, he knew he had edged the Open place from France's Raphael Jacquelin, who came through for third with a joint best-of-the-day 68.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
Prizemoney in Euros
272 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 66 69 63 74 (601,600).
275 Darren Clarke 65 67 67 76 (401,063).
276 Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 71 68 69 68 (225,961).
277 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 69 68 72, Stephen Gallacher 67 73 69 68, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 67 69 69 72 (153,288 each).
278 Shane Lowry 68 73 66 71 (108,288).
279 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 70 69 69 71, Ross Fisher 71 73 65 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 76 68 68
281 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 71 70 70 70
282 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 72 69 71 70, Graeme Storm 66 72 69 75, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 69 68 73, Bradley Dredge 67 69 73 73
283 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 70 68 73 72, Damien McGrane 66 72 73 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 69 70
284 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 73 67 70 74, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 69 72 73
285 Gary Boyd 74 70 68 73, Graeme McDowell 71 71 68 75, David Horsey 68 72 71 74, Rhys Davies 69 74 68 74, Peter Lawrie 70 74 69 72
286 Craig Lee 70 72 70 74, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 74 68 74, Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 70 70 74, Heath Slocum (USA) 69 71 72 74, John Daly (USA) 67 73 69 77, David Drysdale 71 72 69 74, Martin Laird 71 71 70 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 68 71 76 (32,667 each).
287 Sam Hutsby 69 72 70 76, Tom Lehman (USA) 71 72 68 76, Danny Willett 70 72 73 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 74 69 76
288 Richie Ramsay 69 74 68 77, David Howell 71 73 68 76, David Dixon 71 71 72 74 (24,184 each).
289 Anders Hansen (Den) 69 71 73 76, Soren Hansen (Den) 73 70 70 76, Richard Green (Aus) 69 72 70 78, Gregory Havret (Fra) 70 72 74 73
290 Anthony Wall 68 76 71 75, Gareth Maybin 71 73 74 72, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 73 72 74, Mark Brown (Nzl) 70 74 67 79
291 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 72 70 70 79, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 68 75 74 74, James Kingston (Rsa) 70 72 69 80
292 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 68 74 71 79, David Lynn 71 71 73 77
293 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 70 69 75 79
294 James Morrison 72 72 71 79
295 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 67 77 72 79, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 72 74 77, John Parry 68 72 75 80, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 67 74 73 81
296 James Kamte (Rsa) 71 71 71 83
297 Jamie Elson 72 70 78 77, Joost Luiten (Ned) 71 73 74 79, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 74 73 80, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 74 70 74 79
298 Richard McEvoy 71 73 73 81, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 71 73 74 80
300 Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 75 80 76
FROM THE AOL GOLF NEWS SERVICE
Italian Edoardo Molinari joined his brother Francesco as a European Tour winner today- and with it sets up the real possibility of them both making their Ryder Cup debuts in October.
With Francesco looking on all the way - he finished joint fourth - the 29-year-old from Turin won his duel with Darren Clarke to become Barclays Scottish Open champion at Loch Lomond.
Molinari, one ahead after his dazzling third-round 63, closed with a 74 in the much tougher conditions and, with a 12-under-par total of 272, took the £500,000 first prize by three. The compensation for runner-up Clarke was that, with Molinari already exempt for this coming week's Open, he took the one St Andrews spot up for grabs.
The 41-year-old Ulsterman was always fighting an uphill battle from the moment he tried to play his ball out of the mud and water by the third green but needed three attempts at it and ran up a double-bogey 7.
No brothers have played together in the Ryder Cup since Bernard and Geoffrey Hunt in 1963, back in the days when it was just Britain against America. But Francesco, who a week ago lost a play-off for the French Open to Miguel Angel Jimenez, moves up from eighth to fifth in the points race.
And winner Edoardo, who first hit the headlines by winning the US Amateur title five years ago, is up from 11th to sixth on the world list from which the first four members of Colin Montgomerie's side will come.
With Francesco having won the 2006 Italian Open, Edoardo's victory makes them the third brothers to lift Tour titles - and this just eight months after they combined to win the World Cup in China. Seve and Manuel Ballesteros did it and so did their fellow Spaniards Antonio and German Garrido.
Molinari was five clear after five holes, bogeyed the next two but then regained that advantage when Clarke dropped a shot on the short 11th and he made a 15-foot birdie putt three holes later.
Five ahead with four to play looked a done deal, but a terrible drive down the 415-yard 15th led to a double-bogey 6.
The gap then came down to two when Clarke made a five-foot birdie putt on the short 17th, but he was the one to bogey the last.By then, though, he knew he had edged the Open place from France's Raphael Jacquelin, who came through for third with a joint best-of-the-day 68.
FINAL TOTALS
Par 284 (4x71)
Prizemoney in Euros
272 Edoardo Molinari (Ita) 66 69 63 74 (601,600).
275 Darren Clarke 65 67 67 76 (401,063).
276 Raphael Jacquelin (Fra) 71 68 69 68 (225,961).
277 Francesco Molinari (Ita) 68 69 68 72, Stephen Gallacher 67 73 69 68, Peter Hedblom (Swe) 67 69 69 72 (153,288 each).
278 Shane Lowry 68 73 66 71 (108,288).
279 Rory Sabbatini (Rsa) 70 69 69 71, Ross Fisher 71 73 65 70, Johan Edfors (Swe) 67 76 68 68
281 Trevor Immelman (Rsa) 71 70 70 70
282 Mikko Ilonen (Fin) 72 69 71 70, Graeme Storm 66 72 69 75, Alvaro Quiros (Spa) 72 69 68 73, Bradley Dredge 67 69 73 73
283 Robert Jan Derksen (Ned) 70 68 73 72, Damien McGrane 66 72 73 72, Marcus Fraser (Aus) 73 71 69 70
284 Thomas Aiken (Rsa) 73 67 70 74, Rafael Echenique (Arg) 70 69 72 73
285 Gary Boyd 74 70 68 73, Graeme McDowell 71 71 68 75, David Horsey 68 72 71 74, Rhys Davies 69 74 68 74, Peter Lawrie 70 74 69 72
286 Craig Lee 70 72 70 74, Charl Schwartzel (Rsa) 70 74 68 74, Marcel Siem (Ger) 72 70 70 74, Heath Slocum (USA) 69 71 72 74, John Daly (USA) 67 73 69 77, David Drysdale 71 72 69 74, Martin Laird 71 71 70 74, Gregory Bourdy (Fra) 71 68 71 76 (32,667 each).
287 Sam Hutsby 69 72 70 76, Tom Lehman (USA) 71 72 68 76, Danny Willett 70 72 73 72, Fredrik Andersson Hed (Swe) 68 74 69 76
288 Richie Ramsay 69 74 68 77, David Howell 71 73 68 76, David Dixon 71 71 72 74 (24,184 each).
289 Anders Hansen (Den) 69 71 73 76, Soren Hansen (Den) 73 70 70 76, Richard Green (Aus) 69 72 70 78, Gregory Havret (Fra) 70 72 74 73
290 Anthony Wall 68 76 71 75, Gareth Maybin 71 73 74 72, Camilo Villegas (Col) 71 73 72 74, Mark Brown (Nzl) 70 74 67 79
291 Jose-Filipe Lima (Por) 72 70 70 79, Jeev Milkha Singh (Ind) 68 75 74 74, James Kingston (Rsa) 70 72 69 80
292 Mikael Lundberg (Swe) 68 74 71 79, David Lynn 71 71 73 77
293 Christian Nilsson (Swe) 70 69 75 79
294 James Morrison 72 72 71 79
295 Ryo Ishikawa (Jpn) 67 77 72 79, Felipe Aguilar (Chi) 72 72 74 77, John Parry 68 72 75 80, Thongchai Jaidee (Tha) 67 74 73 81
296 James Kamte (Rsa) 71 71 71 83
297 Jamie Elson 72 70 78 77, Joost Luiten (Ned) 71 73 74 79, Alejandro Canizares (Spa) 70 74 73 80, Clodomiro Carranza (Arg) 74 70 74 79
298 Richard McEvoy 71 73 73 81, Michael Jonzon (Swe) 71 73 74 80
300 Alexander Noren (Swe) 69 75 80 76
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