Open champion Francesco Molinari: 'It’s been an incredible journey’

Such was the measure of Francesco Molinari’s surprise to be in the Open champion’s chair with the Claret Jug by his side, the plane he had booked to return to London was already boarding at Edinburgh airport.

With a winner’s cheque for €1.62m about to be lodged on top of the €3.576m he had already bagged from his previous five starts, it is safe to say the Italian will not have any problems finding an alternative flight home.