Golf:E.Molinari gets bright start in UAE,2nd after 1st round

(ANSA) - ROME, FEB 2 - Edoardo Molinari, the older brother of 2018 Open winner Francesco, Italy's only ever major winner, got off to a bright start in the Ras Al Khaimah Championship in the UAE Thursday.
    With a round of 66 (-6), the elder Molinari is second, two shots behind leader Ryo Hisatsune of Japan.
    Italian No. 1 Guido Migliozzi lies 53rd with a one under par 71.
    Turin born Molinari shares second spot with Dane Rasmus Hojgaard and England's Matthew Baldwin.
    Hisatsune, 20, the world mo 210, was the only player who bested them with a round comprising nine birdies and a bogey.
    Edoardo Molinari, 41, will be one of Luke Donald's vice captains at the Ryder Cup in Rome this autumn.
    His 40-year-old brother Francesco, who had a great Ryder Cup in 2018, is aiming to be on the team again. (ANSA).