“When that lipped in, that gave me some momentum and then I was in control of the golf tournament,“ Finau said. “It stings a little bit,“ said Pendrith, who played in his third tournament after missing nearly four months with a broken rib.įinau began to pull away from Pendrith with an 11-foot birdie putt at No.
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He led the Bermuda Championship last October by three shots before a 76 dropped him into fifth place, which was his best finish before his showing in the Motor City. Cam Davis earns first PGA Tour win in five-hole playoff at Rocket Mortgage Classic Photo by Junfu Han/Detroit Free Press Adam Schupak follow J7:03 pm ET DETROIT With a hole-out. Pendrith struggled in the final round just as he did the only other time he had a 54-hole lead. “Obviously, today Tony beat us all by a lot.” After a great battle Saturday, we will see history Sunday afternoon. “I’d be lying if I said it was easy to just watch other people win,“ Young said. Welcome to Rocket Mortgage Classic 2022 final round updates from the PGA Tours stop in Michigan at historic Detroit Golf Club. Young bounced back from a first-round 71 to finish second for the fifth time. 4 in the world ranking, had his third straight round in the mid-60s after opening with a 70. The 31-year-old PGA Tour rookie from Canada hit an errant tee shot on the second hole to the right in the rough behind tree branches - after being distracted by a fan running across the fairway - and pulled a 9-foot putt on the hole to lose the lead for good.Ĭantlay, No. Finau coasted to his fourth career victory, a third title in 11-plus months. Pendrith had his first lacklustre round of the tournament after he shared the first-round lead with Finau, led him by one shot after the second and matched his 21-under total through three rounds. Taylor Pendrith (72), Patrick Cantlay (66) and rookie of the year front-runner Cameron Young (68) tied for second.
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Players on the bubble will have one last shot to finish in the top 125 of the FedEx Cup standings to earn a spot in the playoffs and a full card next season.įinau and Pendrith started Sunday tied after a third round that seemed like match play, and a potential Detroit duel turned into a dud. The PGA Tour will close the regular season at the Wyndham Championship, with the North Carolina event opening Thursday. 17 and a closing par, he broke Nate Lashley’s tournament record of 25 under set in 2019 during the inaugural PGA Tour event. Peter Jacobsen hit 69 greens in regulation at Pebble Beach in 1995 and a year later, Willie Wood hit 67 at the Sanderson Farms Championship. “Tony put on a show.”įinau hit 66 of 72 greens in regulation, trailing the accuracy of just two players since 1980 in a PGA Tour 72-hole event. Taylor Pendrith of Richmond Hill, Ontario (72), Patrick Cantlay (66) and rookie of the year front-runner Cameron Young (68) tied for a distant second. “They say a winner is just a loser who kept trying, and that’s me.”įinau ended a drought in Detroit, winning for the first time in six attempts when he had or shared the 54-hole lead in a PGA Tour event. “I’m proud of the way I’ve fought through adversity in my career,“ said Finau, a Salt Lake City native with Tongan-Samoan heritage. Finau began his stretch of success last August at The Northern Trust, where he had his first victory in five years and 142 PGA Tour starts. It was his fourth career victory, and third title in 11-plus months. He closed with a 5-under 67 for a five-shot victory and a tournament-record 26-under 262 total. Patrick Reed, the 2018 Masters champ, is 9th in the OWGR, followed by Webb Simpson at 15th and 2021 Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama at 18th.DETROIT (AP) - Tony Finau has changed the conversation about him in less than a calendar year.įinau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first player in three years to win consecutive PGA Tour events in the regular season. He's 6th in the Official World Golf Rankings. Open Champion and the winner of the 2020 Rocket Mortgage Classic is the top-ranked player in the field. Who is Mat Ishbia J02:00 PM Sponsor revenue for the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit is up 20 percent, and attendance for the PGA tournament could be a record, organizers said. This year's field may be the best in three years and includes several major winners. Related: 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic: Everything you need to know about Detroit's PGA TOUR event Finau pulled away from the field on Sunday, locking up a five-shot win with a four-round total of 26-under 262, beating Patick Cantlay, Taylor Pendrith and Cameron Young, who were joint runners-up. (WXYZ) - The Rocket Mortgage Classic is back in the Motor City with some of the world's best golfers converging on the historic Detroit Golf Club.
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