Is Francesco Molinari done?

[Back9]

His career-long strength has been consistent, accurate ball striking. One bad swing on 12 and one unfortunate pine cone on 15 are not going to make him lose faith in a skill that he has mastered. Now if his putting (which had been a weakness he has relatively recently improved markedly) had failed him, I could see him wondering in the back of his head whether it will fail him again. He doesn't seem like the type to perseverate over it to the point that he builds it up in his mind to be much more than it is and loses his competitive mental edge.

[Naptime]

Haha

[Darth Putter]

Did you mean Edoardo Molinari?

 

[mukster]

I can only blame myself for actually clicking on this post.

[buckeyefl]

Yes he's done and should never touch a club again.

God Lord where do people come up with these things?

[bladehunter]

> @gioguy21 said:

> > @bladehunter said:

> > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > this thread can't be serious. no, he's not done. out of the entirety of the tournament, he took (imo) one bad swing; on 12.

> >

> > To be fair. Many said spieth was done with the same bad swing on 12. Some are still saying it in another threAd.

>

> to be fair-erer...lol molinari isn't a mental case and his game hasn't fallen apart. the man is a robot. talking 2 VERY different people both in games and their mental approaches/personalities.

 

Yet. Lol

It’s too soon to say anything.

[puttfordoux]

Done, meaning his run of major championship contention/success? Maybe.

I think of Padraig Harrington about ten years ago, with the two Opens and the PGA. Hasn't really done much since then. But does he really need to?

[Vindog]

> @Lamb said:

> He will fade away in 2 years - players like him have streaks and vanish. Remember Graeme McDowell? Yeah that's another similar player. Only the likes of Rory, Koepka, Spieth will be around contending for the next 10 years.

 

Can’t be serious.

 

[br61]

He'll be fine. Those two shots on 12 and 15 wasn't a bad swing but more of mental mistakes. He said he didn't hit his tee shot on 12 hard enough. On 15, the ball on his 3rd shot rolled up the face, went higher than he had expected and hit a branch or a pine cone.

 

He will bounce back, he's too good of a golfer to let it get him down.

[Cwing]

Didn’t 4 of 5 put it in the drink on #12? Are all of them done?

[Vindog]

> @Cwing said:

> Didn’t 4 of 5 put it in the drink on #12? Are all of them done?

 

pffft Koepka. That guy's a dud.

[Steele47]

He is like soooo done. Like totally done.

[MtlJeff]

What are the normal odds that a 36yr old ranked 7th in the world who is a 1-time major winner would win a second? Probably what, less than 5%?

 

So there's a good chance he wouldn't win another major anyway. But i'm sure he has many more years as a top golfer.

[Jackhammer993]

My answer is absolutely no. I don’t think he will win a major every year but I think in the next five years he will win 1 or 2 more. Doesn’t sound amazing but I think it is. He’s a solid player who doesn’t make a lot of mistakes and has addressed a weak part of his game and made it a strength. I also like him because he is polite and seems humble. Very enjoyable to me.

[Golfjack]

I guess he was going to be GOAT after he beat Tiger for his Major, and now he is done? OK now, just retire to Ryder Cup fun! Rest those tired eyes. One thing though, it does look like Molinari doesn't get enough sleep. Maybe that's affecting him? Sleep deprivation?

[Big Cat 3]

No ... he will probably win US Open

[CrushSticks]

> @gioguy21 said:

> > @bladehunter said:

> > > @gioguy21 said:

> > > this thread can't be serious. no, he's not done. out of the entirety of the tournament, he took (imo) one bad swing; on 12.

> >

> > To be fair. Many said spieth was done with the same bad swing on 12. Some are still saying it in another threAd.

>

> to be fair-erer...lol molinari isn't a mental case and his game hasn't fallen apart. the man is a robot. talking 2 VERY different people both in games and their mental approaches/personalities.

 

To be even more fairier, Spieth won the Open after that. It’s not like that was the absolute end for him.

 

 

[orbless]

Could he beat Smylie Kaufman though?

[A.Princey]

It is possible, Molinari hasn't been extremely successful for very long, 1-2 seasons ago it began and until enough time passes where he shows real longevity towards the top, then we'll know if he's actually *that* good. The same people calling him Mr Iceman, and things of that sort, are thinking too short term of his successes so far....

[Awsi Dooger]

I expect a letdown. Current form is relatively meaningless compared to overall ability level. That's why Tiger could never be counted out despite lousy current form, and it's the reason you can't get carried away with a late bloomer like Molinari no matter what his current form indicates. Guys like that very seldom can have a long sustained run of excellence.

 

But the good news for Moliari is that this happened in 2019 instead of let's say 2020. If he had gone 18+ months playing at inflated level in the majors and then had a setback like this, I'd be certain of a decline. This may have been early enough to allow the peak to continue for a while.

[Cornwall1888]

‘Fan of Italian golf’ never heard that one before

[rgk5]

> @"Lennon Mccartney" said:

> As a great fan of Italian golf, I worry that Francesco will now fall down the same path so many have after a brutal collapse/choke against Tiger...The water balls on 12 and 15 remind me of Greg Norman in 96...it is truly difficult to ever bounce back in a major again after this.. i could see him doing well in regular tour stops like Wentworth or exhibition/charity events like the Ryder cup....but I feel as though Francesco's intimidation factor is now gone and the "francesco effect" is no longer alive...i only bring this up because there are not many great Italian golfers to root for ...As an Italian-American i was rooting for Francesco to pull it out on Sunday...Faldo's career was never the same after Tiger showed him what the future of golf would look like in 97' and I fear Francesco will go down the same path...#TDO

 

He is not done but your future as a world class swami predicting this type of thing is done like overcooked steak.

[Vindog]

> @"A.Princey" said:

> It is possible, Molinari hasn't been extremely successful for very long, 1-2 seasons ago it began and until enough time passes where he shows real longevity towards the top, then we'll know if he's actually *that* good. The same people calling him Mr Iceman, and things of that sort, are thinking too short term of his successes so far....

He's been winning tournaments for 10 years.

 

[Langlands]

Woods managed to turn things around quite well after he choked away The Open at Carnoustie last year, so every chance that Molinari will be OK.

[3jacker]

Yup he's done.

I heard he's already started endorsing the GX-7 and in negotiations with Square Strike.

[Ferguson]

> @3jacker said:

> Yup he's done.

> I heard he's already started endorsing the GX-7 and in negotiations with Square Strike.

 

I heard he signed with Martha Stewart for a line of kitchen towels that double as golf towels (for those of you that like to carry more than one).

[dropkicked]

Anyone else see that Franky, signed with Golf Tv?

[grm24]

> @Vindog said:

> > @"A.Princey" said:

> > It is possible, Molinari hasn't been extremely successful for very long, 1-2 seasons ago it began and until enough time passes where he shows real longevity towards the top, then we'll know if he's actually *that* good. The same people calling him Mr Iceman, and things of that sort, are thinking too short term of his successes so far....

> **He's been winning tournaments for 10 years.**

>

His wins before last May at the BMW Championship were few and most years he didn't win anything. He had 4 wins on the ET from 2005- late May 2018. He has had a great run since. Nobody know how long it will last.

http://www.owgr.com/Ranking/PlayerProfile.aspx?playerID=7655

 

 

[A.Princey]

So has Tiger!

[A.Princey]

> @Vindog said:

> > @"A.Princey" said:

> > It is possible, Molinari hasn't been extremely successful for very long, 1-2 seasons ago it began and until enough time passes where he shows real longevity towards the top, then we'll know if he's actually *that* good. The same people calling him Mr Iceman, and things of that sort, are thinking too short term of his successes so far....

> He's been winning tournaments for 10 years.

>

So has Tiger!