Damon Hack shares what he learned catching up with Tony Finau at Memorial Park Golf Course ahead of the 2024 Houston Open, where the 34-year-old reflected on his season so far and mentality for the week. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #TonyFinau
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SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, THIRD STREET. NUMBER FOUR ON THE DEFENDING CHAMPION. SAYING HELLO TO A LONG LOST FRIEND. HE USED TO WORK BESIDE ME AND STANFORD AND IS ON THE ROAD. YOU CAUGHT UP WITH TONY HERE — WITH TONY.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GETTING CLOSE TO THE SEASON’S MAJOR? >> I MISS YOU BOTH. I DID SPEAK TO TONY A FEW MINUTES AGO. BACK HERE AT MEMORIAL PARK. HAD THE FOUR SHOT VICTORY OVER TYSON ALEXANDER WITH FOUR
ROUNDS IN THE 60s. NOT YOUR TYPICAL DEFENSE. THAT WOULD CHANGE 16 MONTHS AGO AND THE FINAL WRAPAROUND SEASON. WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DEFEND THE TITLE 16 MONTHS LATER? >> QUITE A DIFFERENCE. NOT GOING TO BOUNCE AS MUCH.
I THINK THE GOLF COURSE WILL PLAY LONGER. THE BALL WILL ACTUALLY TRAVEL. MAYBE THEY WILL OFFSET EACH OTHER A LITTLE BIT. OVERALL, I THINK THE GOLF COURSE WILL PLAY SOFT WHICH IS QUITE DIFFERENT FROM HOW IT PLAYED IN NOVEMBER.
>> HOW MIGHT THAT BE DIFFERENT FROM A DRIVING PERSPECTIVE? >> I THINK THE FAIRWAYS MIGHT BE EASIER TO HIT. THE GRASS IS LONGER THIS TIME OF THE YEAR SO YOU CAN HOLD THE FAIRWAYS I THINK A LITTLE EASIER.
I DO REMEMBER HAVING MY BEST DRIVING WEEK BACK IN NOVEMBER WHEN I WON. SO I’M LOOKING FOR A LOT OF THE SAME THIS WEEK. >> HOW ABOUT THE SEASON SO FAR TO DATE. SOME STRONG SEASON THAT WAS BUT
NOT SO MUCH IN FLORIDA. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS YOUR SEASONS? >> I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE RESULTS OUT OF THE SEASON I FELT LIKE I WOULD HAVE LIKED, PARTICULARLY IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. THE WORK CONTINUES.
IT IS ALWAYS A WORK IN PROGRESS. I KNOW I’M ALWAYS ONE SWING AWAY FROM A SPARK. AND THAT IS JUST A GAME WE PLAY. YOU WALK THAT FINE LION OF NOT GETTING THE RESULTS AND THEN
YOU PLAY WELL FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS STRAIGHT. SO I’M LOOKING TO MAYBE SPARK SOMETHING IN THE GAME THIS WEEK FOR SURE. >> SPEAKING OF SPARK, IT SEEMS LIKE THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE WORLD LIKE YOURSELF, IT IS
USUALLY WITH A PUTTER LIKE WITH THE PLAYER LIKE SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER OR RORY MCILROY. WHERE YOU WITH THAT? >> I FEEL AS GOOD WITH MY PUTTING. I HAVEN’T DRIVEN THE GOLF BALL AS WELL THE LAST FEW WEEKS AS I
WOULD HAVE LIKED. SOME LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT. IT IS THE GOLF COURSE OR HAVE HAD THE MOST SUCCESS WITH THE DRIVER THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE. THAT IS WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR. A GREAT DRIVING WEEK AND I
THINK GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN. >> YOU MENTIONED THIS A COUPLE WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE YEAR. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE GAME THIS WEEK HEADING INTO THE MASTERS? >> I WOULD LIKE TO GET A GOOD
RESULT AT THE END OF THE DAY. I HAVEN’T GOTTEN OUT OF MY GAME WHAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN. ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORK I HAVE BEEN PUTTING IN. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A NICE RESULT THIS WEEK. TITLE DEFENSE WOULD BE
INCREDIBLE AND GREAT CONFIDENCE GOING INTO A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. AND ONE THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE. >> THE BEST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR TONY FINAU. HE HAS MADE SIX STARTS AND THREE TOP 10 FINISHES INCLUDING A PERSONAL BEST TIED FOR FIFTH
IN 2019 WHEN HE PLAYED IN THE FINAL GROUP ALONG FRANCESCO MOLINARI AND THE EVENTUAL WINNER, TIGER WOODS. SPEAKING OF MASTERS CHAMPIONS, THE 2022 CHAMP AND WORLD NUMBER ONE, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS ARRIVED. PRACTICE ROUND ABOUT A HALF HOUR AGO PLAYING ALONGSIDE
DUNLAP WHO OF COURSE WAS THE AMATEUR WINNER. I SPOKE TO SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER HE WENT BACK TO BACK. I WAS TEASING HIM SAYING, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW QUICKLY WON BAYHILL AND THE ARNOLD PALMER INVITATIONAL.
HE SAID, I’M GOING TO GO HOME TO SLEEP. REST TIME IS OVER. HE IS BACK AND HAS PLAYED WELL HISTORICALLY. TIED FOR NINTH IN 2022 AND SHOT 62 IN 2021.
