Molinari Sets Course Record with McKibbin Five Off Lead

Molinari sets course record with McKibbin five off lead

Home favourite Edoardo Molinari shot a new course record of eight-under par to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Italian Open at Circolo Golf Torino.

68 for McKibbin as Edoardo Molinari sets a new course record at Circolo Golf Torino - Irish Golfer Magazine

Tom McKibbin produced a steady opening round and shot a three-under 68 on day one of the Open d’Italia, but it was home favourite Edoardo Molinari who made all the headlines with a record-breaking performance. The Holywood man was making his first DP World Tour start since missing the cut at the Turkish Airlines Open in early May, and after a shaky start and a bogey on the 11th – his second – he proceeded to birdie four of the remaining 16 to ca…