Bettinardi sign Francesco Molinari

Bettinardi has made a big signing, bringing on board Ryder Cup star Francesco Molinari to play their putters. Bettinardi who are distributed in Europe by JS International, have just launched a new line of BB putters, and Molinari will be using the BB56 mallet model.

“I’m delighted to have signed with Bettinardi and using what I believe to be the best performing and finest looking putters on Tour,” said Francesco. “I’ve tested different Bettinardi models in my quest to win on tour in 2018 and make the Ryder Cup team again, and the BB56 sits perfectly for me. I love the technology involved and how passionate the brand is on creating quality putters,” he added.

The 35-year-old Italian, who has former US Ryder Cup captain Dave Stockton as his putting coach, had an impressive Tour season in 2017, playing on both sides of the Atlantic. He finished runner-up in the US PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, following another 2^nd place at the European Tour’s flagship event, the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He also finished T6 at The Players Championship and secured a top-five spot at the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open on the PGA Tour.

Robert Bettinardi, President and CEO of Bettinardi Golf is looking forward to an exciting year with two top ranked world-ranked players. “Signing Francesco is fantastic news for the Bettinardi brand and we’re thrilled to have him on board. He’s a very popular and successful player on both European and PGA Tours, and we’ve worked closely with him to enhance his performance on the greens.

“The prospect of having Francesco on Team Europe and Matt Kuchar, who has been a brand ambassador for nearly five years, on Team USA playing Bettinardi putters at the Ryder Cup is something we’re really excited about,” added Robert.

The Bettinardi BB56 is a new model for the 2018 season and seen by the brand as the most intricate and advanced putter in the BB Series line-up.

The body of the putter is milled from 6061 military grade aluminium and features a special topline weight made of 303 Stainless Steel.