Tony Finau shot a total of 69 shots, one under par, in the final round and they were enough to secure the victory with a four shot advantage in Open Cadence Bank HoustonPGA tournament that ended this Sunday.
“When I teed off this morning, I felt a little nervous, to be honest. It’s not easy to sleep when you’re first,” Finau said. “I didn’t know if I had victory in me, but I accepted it little by little,” he said after certifying his victory.
tyson alexander he shot a 66 in the final round to finish second at 12-under in his eighth career PGA Tour appearance. English Ben Taylor (70 on Sunday) is third at 11 under par.
will fight he birdied four holes on the front nine, including two par-3s, to get to 19-under. He led by eight strokes. Bogeys on the 10th, 14th and 15th holes put him back on the ground a bit, but it wasn’t enough to put his victory in doubt.
“I’ve never had an eight-shot lead in the final round in a PGA Tour tournament,” Finau said, explaining that many thoughts went through his head knowing he had a great title shot.
Finau continued his great 2022. Prior to the 2021-22 season, he had a successful career on the PGA Tour, but only managed two wins. This year he won back-to-back tournaments in July, the 3M Open and the Rocket Mortgage Classic, and now he has his first win of the 2022-23 campaign.
Final classification (par 70)
1. Tony Finau (United States) 264 (65-62-68-69)
2. Tyson Alexander (United States) 268 (66-66-70-66)
3. Ben Taylor (England) 269 (66-68-65-70)
4. Trey Mullinax (United States) 272 (67-66-72-67)
4. Alex Smalley (United States) 272 (71-64-70-67)
4. Alex Noren (Sweden) 272 (65-66-73-68)
7. Adam Hadwin (Canada) 273 (70-65-70-68)
7. Aaron Rai (England) 273 (70-64-70-69)
9. Scottie Scheffler (United States) 274 (70-66-71-67)
9. Stephan Jaeger (Germany) 274 (70-67-70-67)
9. Keith Mitchell (United States) 274 (66-70-70-68)
9. Joseph Bramlett (United States) 274 (70-65-70-69)
9. Joel Dahmen (United States) 274 (67-68-68-71)
9. Gary Woodland (United States) 274 (69-67-67-71)
9. Justin Rose (England) 274 (67-69-66-72)
Source: La Verdad
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