Italian Open 2016: Final Leaderboard Scores, Prize Money Payouts

Francesco Molinari won the 2016 Italian Open with a par putt on the 18th to hold off Masters champion Danny Willett on Sunday. It's a second Italian Open title for Molinari, who finished 22 under after the final round. 

The Italian was four up with six holes to play. But with a two-shot swing on the 13th, Willett clawed back before the drama at the last hole.

Here's what the final leaderboard looks like:

Position	Player	To Par	Sunday Score	Prize Money
1	Francesco Molinari	-22	65	€500,000
2	Danny Willett	-21	66	€333,330
T3	Nacho Elvira	-18	65	€187,800
T3	Chris Paisley	-18	68	€187,800
T5	David Horsey	-16	65	€127,200
T5	Richard Bland	-16	69	€127,200
T7	Tommy Fleetwood	-15	64	€90,000
T7	Scott Jamieson	-15	67	€90,000
T7	Jorge Campillo	-15	67	€90,000
T7	Alejandro Canizares	-15	69	€90,000

All scorecard information via the European Tour official site.

Recap

This birdie at the par-three 12 appeared to give Molinari an unassailable lead, via the European Tour official site:

Yet, a bogey on the par-four 13 halved Molinari's lead. Willett seized his chance to hit a birdie at the same hole:

He followed it with an eagle on the par-five 14, trimming Molinari's advantage to just one shot:

Willett was able to rally back because he stayed mistake free. He had hit three birdies to go with the eagle and no bogeys ahead of the final four holes, as he had made par on the other 10.

If Molinari was feeling the pressure, he hardly showed it. After a birdie on the 14th, Molinari used a perfectly paced chip on his third shot to help secure par on the par-four 15 and maintain his one-shot lead with three to play.

Molinari found par again on the 16th, but Willett matched him amid high tension.

Chris Paisley couldn't quite keep the pace with the top two, but he did make third spot all his own after a birdie on the par-four 17.

Paisley was competing for his playing rights next season. His three-under score before the final hole meant his chances were good. However, Nacho Elvira again made it a two-way tie in third after sinking a birdie on the 18th to finish six under for the day.

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Elvira was happy, but the competition at the top took another twist when Molinari landed in the rough off his second shot on the par-four 17. It was the first real sign of nerves from the Italian.

Inexplicably, Willett squandered his big chance when his approach shot to the green didn't land close enough to the hole. The untimely roll back meant Willett could manage only par and stay in touch with Molinari rather than overhaul his lead.

Things got worse for Willett when Molinari chipped expertly out of the rough to salvage a chance for par. It was a classic example of technique beating nerves. Molinari then mastered his nerves again when he dropped in the putt for par.

Ugly tee shots on the dogleg at the 18th landed both players in trouble. Both shots had leaned sharply to the left.

Still, it was Molinari who was up on the green first after a splendid shot from out by the trees:

Willett now needed a minor miracle playing from further back. He nearly found it with a classy wedge shot to find the green.

There was a further flicker of hope for Willett when Molinari rolled his first shot on the green narrowly wide of the hole. Willett cranked up the pressure by rolling his putt in.

But Molinari rose to the challenge to seal his second Italian Open win:

It was a worthy win for a local player who produced some outstanding golf in the final two rounds of the tournament. Still, Willett can take heart from his gritty display.