Francesco Molinari won The Open by two shots

Francesco Molinari says he is hoping his thrilling victory at The Open - his first major title - can spur him on to "achieve greater things".

The Italian held off challenges from Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose and more to claim the Claret Jug at Carnoustie on Sunday.

Before 2018, Molinari had only won four tournaments since turning professional 14 years earlier.

Be that as it may, over the most recent seven months, the 35-year-old has added three more trophies to his accumulation, with the Quicken Loans National and BMW PGA Championship currently being joined by the Claret Jug.

Asked what his first real title implied for his vocation, Molinari stated: "We should see. It's as yet going to set aside opportunity to truly soak in and for me to truly acknowledge what I've done, and what this implies for me and Italian golf.

"Ideally I can take it as an inspiration to work considerably harder and accomplish more noteworthy things."

Molinari's record so far this year makes him a standout amongst the most in-shape players on visit, and even he lets it be known has overwhelmed him.

He stated: "For me it's difficult to accept. Wentworth was the kick-begin and was a major piece of every last bit of it. I approached there a couple of times and to at long last force it off implied a ton. It gave me a considerable measure of certainty.

"To win on the PGA visit was another increase in certainty. I've never won excessively in my profession, until the most recent month or somewhere in the vicinity. Presently everything is by all accounts occurring in the meantime."

Molinari says his victory in the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth kick-started his winning run