VIRGINIA WATER, England — The Molinari brothers are again to signify Europe of their Ryder Cup protection.
Francesco Molinari was named assistant to European captain Luke Donald on Wednesday for subsequent 12 months’s match at Adare Manor in Eire, becoming a member of his brother Edoardo within the backroom crew.
The Italian brothers have been Donald’s assistants in Staff Europa on the outskirts of Rome in 2023 and Bethpage Black in 2025, with Edoardo taking part in a key function in offering key statistical evaluation. Additionally they performed collectively for victory within the 2010 Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor.
Francesco stated it was an “simple and easy choice” to simply accept Donald’s request.
“I used to be so completely satisfied when Luke requested me,” he stated. “I had two nice experiences in Rome and New York. They have been fully completely different, however each have been memorable and the perfect weeks of my life.”
In 2018, Francesco turned the primary European participant to win all 5 Ryder Cup matches when his crew gained at Le Golf Nationwide exterior Paris. In the identical 12 months, he additionally gained the British Open Championship, his solely main victory.
