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The Scottish Open will be going back to The Renaissance next year but, if his tweet today is anything to go by, Edoardo Molinari won’t be.

Former Ryder Cup star Molinari had a solid week on East Lothian, carding rounds of 63-69-69-70 to finish the tournament on 13-under-par.

However, in a week of spectacularly low scoring, that added up to no better than a tie for 34th – and, afterwards, the Italian’s frustrations bubbled over in pretty scathing style on social media.

Another solid week, but I am not too competitive at the moment on such an easy golf course where all that matters is hitting it 300+ off the tee and then make putts. No strategy involved and no penalties for missing fairways! Looking forward to some well deserved holidays!

— Edoardo Molinari (@DodoMolinari) July 14, 2019

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A few Twitter users were quick to pull him up for his comments but the 38-year-old – the older brother of current Open champion Francesco Molinari – was having none of it.

Saying it’s easy it is not disrespectful at all. Can’t argue with the scoring.

— Edoardo Molinari (@DodoMolinari) July 14, 2019

Agree! Still I don’t like playing a course where -15 isn’t even close to finishing top 10. Am I still entitled to an opinion?

— Edoardo Molinari (@DodoMolinari) July 14, 2019

The tournament was won by Austria’s Bernd Wiesberger, who beat Frenchman Benjamin Hebert at the third hole of a sudden-death play-off after the pair had tied on 22-under-par.

The win is the sixth of Wiesberger’s European Tour career and his second of the season, vaulting him to the top of the Race To Dubai standings.

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Edoardo Molinari’s comments – your thoughts?

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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

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