April 17, 2017 – The Italian player Edoardo Molinari finished his fourth round with a stunning eagle at the 18th of Trophee Hassan II, held at Royal Golf Dar Es Salam in Rabat (Morocco). Hitting his 2017 M1 TaylorMade Rescue catch the green in two on the par 5 to hole the putt and post the clubhouse lead. But with his nearest opponent, the Irish Paul Dunne, holding his nerve to card a birdie at the last to get to nine under, the contest was set to be decided in a play-off.
On the first extra hole, Molinari calmly got up and down from just off the green, rolling in the winning putt from two feet for par to beat his opponent and claim his third European Tour victory. With Molinari having fought back from a combination of serious injury problems and two visits to Qualifying School, this win shows his sheer determination to succeed.
“It just shows that you should never give up, you should always keep trying, keep working hard”, said Edoardo Molinari.
Having recently switched to the new TaylorMade TP5x golf ball, Molinari commented: “I am very happy man with the new TP5x golf ball. I tested it thoroughly last week and now see a slightly higher launch, a lot less spin and higher ball speed. I have gained 4-5 yards with the Irons and up to 7-8 yards with my Driver!”
This was the seventh win this season for the new TP5/TP5x ball. TaylorMade was the Nº1 Driver Brand in play this week at the Trophee Hassan II. Molinari’s win is the 14th win in 16 weeks for TaylorMade’s ’17 M drivers, more than any other manufacturer at the season.
Molinari’s Trophee Hassan II Winning Bag:
- Golf Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
- Driver: TaylorMade 2017 M1 (8.5º, Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver 60-X)
- Fairway Wood: TaylorMade 2016 M1 (14º, Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver 80-X)
- Rescue: TaylorMade 2017 M1 (17º, Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver 80-X)
- Irons: TaylorMade Psi Tour (3-PW, X100 SL)
- Glove: TaylorMade Tour Preferred
- Clothing: Colmar
- Footwear: adidas Golf







