• Molinari drops three shots on final six holes to fall back
Perhaps a Race to Dubai will break out after all. Francesco Molinari’s advantage, of more than €1m over Tommy Fleetwood with just one event of the European Tour season to go, had looked unassailable until Friday. For Fleetwood, the equation is simple; he must win the DP World Tour Championship and hope his close friend finishes worse than a two-way tie for fifth.
That Fleetwood is firmly of a mind to deliver his side of the bargain was illustrated during the second round. A 67 left him within three of the 11 under par lead held by Matt Wallace as Molinari, pertinently, slipped to a 73. The Open champion is eight adrift of Wallace at halfway and in share of 27th. The order of merit trophy engraver should hold fire; the chaser has gained potentially crucial momentum.
Written by Ewan Murray in Dubai
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/nov/16/tommy-fleetwood-francesco-molinari-race-to-dubai-world-tour-championship under the title “Tommy Fleetwood piles pressure on Francesco Molinari in Race to Dubai”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
