Molinari to play in Arizona

Italian Francesco Molinari has confirmed that he will be playing next week’s WGC-Accenture Match Play in Arizona after his wife Valentina gave birth to their first child two weekends ago.

The top 64 in the world are all set to play at the moment, leaving former winner Henrik Stenson as first reserve after he was pushed down the rankings by Dane Anders Hansen’s second-place finish in Dubai on Sunday.