Francesco Molinari crowned a
magnificent season by winning the European Tour's Race to Dubai
on Sunday.
The Italian clinched the title by coming joint 26th at the
DP World Tour Championship.
The 36-year-old became the first Italian to win a major when
he triumphed at The Open in July.
He was also the driving force of Europe's victory over the
United States in the Ryder Cup in October, becoming the first
European to win five points out of five.
Molinari won the BMW PGA Championship this year too.
"It's incredible," said Molinari.
"Now I'm going to have time to sit down and relax and really
think back about the last few months.
"This morning on the first tee the announcement is the winner
of The Open Championship, Race to Dubai leader, it doesn't sound
real at the moment.
"It's more than I ever dreamed of achieving. I've seen guys
that I think are better players than me not winning Majors and
not winning Order of Merits or Race to Dubais.
"To achieve those things in one single season is just
incredible".
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