Third place not enough for Molinari
Sunday, 25 July 2010 19:49Italian Edoardo Molinari just missed out on ousting Luke Donald from the all-important top nine in Europe's Ryder Cup table today.
Molinari needed a first or second place at the Scandinavian Masters to go fourth on the world points list, but finished third.
He is just ahead of Donald now, however, on the European points list from which the last five spots are decided at the end of next month.
Latest leading positions in the European Ryder Cup table after the Nordea Scandinavian Masters (top four on world list qualify, then next five on European points list. Captain Colin Montgomerie adds three wild cards on August 29):
WORLD POINTS
1 LEE WESTWOOD 422.0, 2 RORY McILROY 271.2, 3 GRAEME McDOWELL 244.1, 4 LUKE DONALD 215.5, 5 Edoardo Molinari 213.0, 5 Ian Poulter 211.2, 7 Justin Rose 190.4, 8 Martin Kaymer 181.5, 9 Padraig Harrington 176.2, 10 Francesco Molinari 160.8
EUROPEAN POINTS
1 Lee Westwood 3,446,137, 2 Graeme McDowell 2,225,305, 3 IAN POULTER 2,205,624, 4 Rory McIlroy 1,918,290, 5 MARTIN KAYMER 1,554,025, 6 FRANCESCO MOLINARI 1,464,537, 7 MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ 1,442,849, 8 ROSS McGOWAN 1,347,432, 9 Paul Casey 1,327,184, 10 Edoardo Molinari 1,296,533
