Florentino Molina | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Florentino Molina |
Born | Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina | 30 December 1938
Sporting nationality | Argentina |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1960 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour |
Professional wins | 63 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | T39: 1977 |
The Open Championship | T32: 1970 |
Florentino Molina (born 30 December 1938) is an Argentine professional golfer.
Molina was born in Río Cuarto, Córdoba. He turned pro in 1960. He won the Argentine Open five times and the Argentine Professional Rankings four times. He played on the PGA Tour from 1975 to 1980 and the European Tour in 1981. He was second in French Open in 1970 and 4th in the B.C. Open in 1977. He was second in Argentine Open in 1962 and the Brazil Open in 1970.
Molina played in the British Open five times (1970, 1971, 1974, 1978 and 1981), and once in the U.S. Open (1977), when he was one of seven players tied for the lead after the first round. [1]
In 2000, Molina was second in Miramar Grand Prix (TPG Tour) at the age of 61.
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