European Tour 2017: Live leaderboard for Italian Open final round

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Matt Wallace led by two shots entering the final round of European Tour's Italian Open 2017 today (Sunday, Oct. 15).

Wallace carded 17-under through 54 holes. Defending champion Francesco Molinari and Tyrrell Hatton were tied for second.

Sergio Garcia, Jon Rahm, Tommy Fleetwood, Lee Westwood, Ross Fisher and Padraig Harrington were among notables in the field at the outset.

EUROPEAN TOURITALIAN OPENSite: Parco Reale di Monza, Italy.Course: Golf Club Milano. Yardage: 7,156. Par: 71.Purse: $7 million.Television: Saturday-Sunday, 6:30 to 11:30 a.m. (Golf Channel).Defending champion: Francesco Molinari.Last week: Tyrrell Hatton won the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship.Race to Dubai leader: Tommy Fleetwood.Notes: The field features seven of the top 10 from the Race to Dubai, including the top three -- Fleetwood, 2017 Masters champion Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm. Rafa Cabrera Bello, who is at No. 4, is playing the PGA Tour event in Malaysia. ... Also missing from the field is Rory McIlroy, who ends the year without a victory for only the second time in his career. ... Garcia will be making his professional debut in Italy. ... This is the ninth time the Italian Open has been held at Golf Club Milano. ... The tournament has been part of the European Tour schedule since 1972. ... Francesco Molinari, the defending champion and a two-time winner, is among three Italians to win their national open. The others were Massimo Mannelli in 1980 and Baldovino Dassu in 1976. ... Ian Poulter won the Italian Open as a rookie on the European Tour in 2000.Next week: Andalucia Valderrama Masters.Online: www.europeantour.com

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