Tony Finau recorded 3 consecutive top-10 finishes prior to lacking the reduce on the Open Championship closing week.
Finau appears to be like to regain his shape on Thursday when he competes on the 3M Open in Blaine, Minn.
The match is the penultimate tournament prior to the PGA Excursion’s FedEx Cup Playoffs start in Memphis. The highest 70 gamers within the standings qualify for the primary leg.
That may not be an issue for Finau, who enters the week in fifteenth position. Previous to The Open, Finau pieced in combination sturdy performances on the Memorial Match (T8), U.S. Open (T3) and Vacationers Championship (T5).
Finau then carded a 10-over 81 closing Friday at The Open at Royal Troon in Scotland. That rating was once due largely to a triple bogey at the entrance 9 and a quadruple bogey at the again 9.
“Yeah, the sport feels beautiful excellent,” Finau mentioned on Tuesday. “I did not have the outcome I sought after closing week, that 2d spherical was once taking part in extraordinarily tricky and I did not really feel like I did not — I performed unhealthy, I simply, I hit a pair unhealthy tee photographs that price me lot of photographs, which it might do in hyperlinks golfing.
“General, I have had a pleasant run over the past month and simply hope to proceed that excellent shape into this week.”
TPC Dual Towns historically has been sort to Finau, who highlighted a stretch of 5 immediately appearances by means of successful the match in 2022 and recording two different top-10 finishes. In 2022, Finau erased a five-stroke deficit with 11 holes to play to complete at 17-under-par 267.
“I like being right here. It is a golfing path that I in point of fact revel in and turns out like I have grown moderately a groovy fan base right here, so I like coming again and taking part in in entrance of them,” mentioned Finau, 34. “All simply excellent vibes anytime I am again right here in Blaine and I am having a look ahead to every other optimistically memorable week right here.”
Finau completed tied for 7th on the match closing 12 months, albeit 9 strokes in the back of winner Lee Hodges.
“Yeah, I simply keep in mind Lee taking part in fantastic golfing all week. I used to be able to take a look at and catch him at the weekend and anytime I made a run, it appeared like — I simply keep in mind him making birdies proper in the back of me,” he mentioned. “I simply know I had a cast week, however Lee Hodges was once a deserved champion for his first win right here closing 12 months.
“And I do know he is again this 12 months to shield, so we have now were given a pleasant box on the 3M this 12 months and I am having a look ahead to the contest and competing and looking to win every other this kind of occasions.”
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