Utahn Tony Finau stretched his lead to eight strokes in the Houston Open on Sunday before holding on for a four-shot victory.
Utahn’s 20-foot birdie putt on the ninth hole stretches his lead to eight strokes before he holds on for title.
Finau won only once in his first 185 tournaments upon joining the PGA Tour. Now he has four in the last 30 tournaments, including three in this calendar year. PGA Tour rookie Tyson Alexander won the B-flight, and it was a big deal. Alexander made a 30-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole for a 66 and moved out of a tie for second to be the sole runner-up. That was worth enough FedEx Cup points that it should be a virtual lock that he qualifies for the postseason next summer.Ben Taylor missed his 25-foot birdie putt on the 18th for a 70 and finished third.
Finau holed a 7-foot birdie putt on the fifth, made a 40-foot birdie putt on the par-5 eighth and capped off the front nine with a 20-foot birdie putt.“It was one of those days I fought and fought, and I made a lot of nice putts that calmed me,” Finau said. “I’ve never been in this position. I had a lot of nerves. Overall, as the round went on, I felt better. I was happy to get the ‘W’ today.”
Finau’s run of three wins in his past seven starts — by an average of four strokes — is comparable to the 2003 performance of Sandy resident Mike Weir, who won three times in eight starts, highlighted by a Masters victory, Two of Weir’s wins came in playoffs; the other was by two shots.
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