Is this a ‘resurgent’ Tony Finau at the Houston Open? | Golf Central | Golf Channel

Golf Central reflects on Tony Finau’s performance heading into Round 3 of the 2024 Houston Open, what’s been missing from him in the last year and more. #GolfChannel #GolfCentral #TonyFinau
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>> HE PLAYS THE LAST FOUR AT FOUR UNDER. THIS IS GOING TO BE A DIFFERENT ROUND. EIGHT UNDER. JUST LIKE THAT, THE DEFENDING CHAMPS ARE HERE AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD. AT THIS POINT, HE IS THREE SHOTS CLEAR.

>> TOURNAMENT RECORD-TYING 62. LOOK LIKE ANOTHER COMPLETE CONTROL PERFORMANCE. >> IT WAS NICE. ONLY THE LAST TWO DAYS I TOOK IT. IT WAS NICE TO SEE SOME OF THEM GO IN AND CAPITALIZE ON A GOOD GOLF SWING. >> Reporter: YOU TOLD ME THE

PUTTER HAD FELT GOOD IN YOUR HANDS. HOW CRITICAL WAS THAT FOR YOU TODAY? >> SUPERCRITICAL. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE SOME PUTTS FROM 30 OR 40 FEET. I’M JUST GLAD THAT I MADE THEM. YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE PUTTS.

>> Reporter: YOU ARE LOOKING AT THE SCORES THAT WE YOU WOULD HAVE LIKED. YOU ARE PLAYING WELL. WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE TO STAYING POSITIVE WHEN YOU ARE RELENTLESSLY A POSITIVE PERSON? WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE WHEN YOU ARE NOT GETTING THE SCORES YOU

WANT TO? >> REALLY SINCE THE SEASON STARTED, I WAS LAYING IT DOWN. I FEEL LIKE SOMETIMES, THIS IS WHAT YOU NEED. AT SOME POINT, I WILL BE LOOKING AT MY GAME. IT WILL BE NICE TO SEE IT PAY DIVIDENDS THIS WEEK.

>> WHAT DID YOU THINK ABOUT THE SCOPE OF THE PLAY? >> THAT IS THE GOAL. IF I KEEP HITTING GOOD GOLF SHOTS, AND MAKING PUTTS, ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. >> GREAT PLAYING. >> THANKS. >> HE WAS ONE OF THE TOP 10 IN THE WORLD.

HE IS DOWN TO 30th. HE KNOWS HE IS BETTER THAN THAT. THIS IS MEXICO LAST YEAR. HAS NOT HAD A TOP FIVE. THREE PREVIOUS STARTS IN 2024. HE HAS MISSED THE FOUR CUTS. WE ARE BRINGING YOU IN. WHAT HAS BEEN WORKING ON TONY

FINAU’S GAME? >> LET’S BE FAIR. A LOT OF PEOPLE WOULD TAKE IS GOOD GOLF OVER THAT COURSE. HE HAS RAISED THE BAR A LOT. ESPECIALLY A MULTI-WIN SEASON. TO YOUR POINT, LOOK AT A COUPLE OF THINGS WITHIN HIS BALL STRIKING.

HIS PUTTING, IT WAS ERRATIC WHEN HE WAS WITH ALL THOSE TIMES THE LAST TWO SEASONS. LOOK AT ONE AREA ALONE. WE CAN COMPARE TO HIS GRAMBLING RIGHTS. YOU CAN SEE A FALL OFF QUITE A BIT HERE IN .24. THIS IS TWO PARTS.

IT IS PART SHIPPING. LET’S SEE IF WE HAVE ANY FOLLOW- UPS IN THE PUTTING. SPECIFICALLY FROM THREE TO FIVE FEET, HE WAS BETTER THAN HE WAS IN 2022 AND 2023. WHEN HE IS HITTING BUNKER SHOTS, HOW CLOSE IS HE GETTING THE BALL TO THE HOLE?

AS I SEE IN THE HIGHLIGHTS, HE’S USUALLY THE BEST IN THE GAME. GETTING THE BALL CLOSE. IT’S THAT IS THE MEASURE OF A GOOD CHIPPER, BUNKER, AND BALLPLAYER. WITH LOOK AT THAT. YOU CAN SEE THAT IS JUST ONE HE IS CHIPPING.

THAT IS THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOT BONKERS, IT IS JUST WHEN HE IS CHIPPING. TO BE FAIR, TODAY, HE DID NOT CHIP THE BALL ANY CLOSER THAN HE DID IN ROUND NUMBER ONE. WITH AN EXCEPTION OF THE FIRST HOLE, HE ENDED UP MAKING THOSE

PUTTS THAT WE SAW 10 FEET, THAT HE WAS LEAVING SHORT. WHEN HE WON HERE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, HIS PITCHING AND CHIPPING WAS PHENOMENAL. THEY SAID THE ONES THAT TYPICALLY WERE ON THE LEADERBOARD LATE INTO THE MIDDLE PART OF THE TOURNAMENT,

ARE THE ONES WHO ARE GETTING THE MOST STROKES AROUND THE GREEN. USUALLY, THAT IS TONY FINAU. ARE WE SEEING A RESURGENT TONY FINAU? DOES HE HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN THIS? ARE WE GOING TO START TO SEE

THAT TONY FINAU STANDARD OF HAVING A LOT OF TOP FIVE OR TOP 10 FINISHES? IS THAT GOING TO BE BACK? PAY ATTENTION TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE HOLE WHEN HE IS PITCHING. I GUARANTEE YOU THAT WE WILL SEE TONY FINAU BACK IN THE

WINNER CIRCLE. >> WHAT IS TONY FINAU FEELING? THIS IS GOING TO BE TOWARDS THE MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIPS. >> HE CAN WIN A MAJOR. NO QUESTION. HE HAS HAD THE MOST SUCCESS RIGHT HERE. I THINK BECAUSE AGAIN, FROM

WHAT I JUST MENTIONED, ONE OF THE KEYS AT AUGUSTA, THINK OF ALL THE GREAT SCRAMBLERS. THEY HAVE WON AT AUGUSTA NATIONAL. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY TONY FINAU, HAS SUCH GREAT STEPS. WHAT ARE ONE OF THE ATTRIBUTES OF BEING A GREAT PICTURE —

PITCHER? ALL THE GREAT CHIPPERS AND PITCHERS. IF HE STARTS HITTING THE BALL THE WAY HE HAS LAST TWO SEASONS, IT IS GOING TO BE BRIGHT IN HIS