Tony Finau
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Céline Boutier became the third woman from France to win a major championship when she closed with a 3-under 68 for a six-shot victory in the Evian Championship.
Jim Furyk gets another crack at being U.S. captain for a road game, this time the Presidents Cup in Canada.
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau and Jon Rahm play enough golf together away from the PGA Tour that Finau thinks it has only made him a better player.
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau had a terrific stretch at the Mexico Open on Saturday, posting five birdies over his last seven holes for a 6-under 65 that gave him a two-shot lead over Masters champion Jon Rahm and 21-year-old Akshay Bhatia.
VALLARTA, Mexico (AP) — Tony Finau kick-started what had been a disappointing 2022 with a runner-up finish in the Mexico Open at Vidanta.
Jon Rahm made an impressive charge up the leaderboard on his favorite course with a 6-under 66 at Torrey Pines to pull within two shots of leader Sam Ryder after the third round of the Farmers Insurance Open.
Jon Rahm struggled to a 1-over 73 at Torrey Pines South while Sam Ryder, Aaron Rai and Brent Grant all shot 8-under 64 on the more forgiving North Course to tie for the first-round lead at the Farmers Insurance Open.
HOUSTON (AP) — Winning use to come hard for Tony Finau. Now he’s making it look easy.
Staked to a four-shot lead Sunday in the Houston Open, Finau stretched it to eight shots on the back nine and sailed to his third PGA Tour victory of the year.
Staked to a four-shot lead Sunday in the Houston Open, Finau stretched it to eight shots on the back nine and sailed to his third PGA Tour victory of the year.
Tony Finau has won the Houston Open and it was never in doubt. For a guy who once had a hard time winning, this one was easy.
HOUSTON (AP) — Tony Finau had his highest score of the week and it felt as though it was his best in a cold wind Saturday.
Tony Finau thinks he got the good end of the draw in the Houston Open and he did his best to take advantage.
HOUSTON (AP) — Tony Finau wants to end his big year in a big way, and he took a step Thursday by biding his time and delivering late birdies for a 5-under 65 that gave him a share of the lead in the Houston Open.
PGA TOUR
CADENCE BANK HOUSTON OPEN
Site: Houston.
Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1,512,000.
CADENCE BANK HOUSTON OPEN
Site: Houston.
Course: Memorial Park GC. Yardage: 7,412. Par: 70.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1,512,000.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Cameron Young didn’t flinch in his first Presidents Cup.
Neither did Max Homa.
Neither did Max Homa.
The Americans are big favorites in the Presidents Cup. And it might be a matter of protecting against overconfidence.
World ranking: 12.
Getting to the Tour Championship isn’t all that’s at stake in the second FedEx Cup playoff event. The BMW Championship also is the final event to earn one of six spots on the U.S. team and eight spots on the International team for the Presidents Cup next month.
Rickie Fowler and Jason Day have reason to feel lucky to be even in the PGA Tour’s postseason. And now they want to keep going.
PGA TOUR
FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Memphis, Tennessee.
Prize money: $15 million. Winner’s share: $2.7 million.
FEDEX ST. JUDE CHAMPIONSHIP
Site: Memphis, Tennessee.
Prize money: $15 million. Winner’s share: $2.7 million.
DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau ran away with the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club to become the first PGA Tour player in three years to win consecutive regular-season events.
DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau has changed the conversation about him in less than a calendar year.
Finau 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.
Finau 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.
DETROIT (AP) — Tony Finau and Taylor Pendrith are in a Detroit duel.
Finau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
Finau shot a 7-under 65 on Saturday to match Pendrith at 21-under 195 with a round left in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
DETROIT (AP) — Taylor Pendrith grew up getting breaks from golf, putting the clubs away each winter in Canada.
Tony Finau, coming off his third career victory on the PGA Tour, and Taylor Pendrith shared the first-round lead at 8-under 64 on Thursday in the Rocket Mortgage Classic.
PGA TOUR
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC
Site: Detroit.
Course: Detroit GC. Yardage: 7,370. Par: 72.
Prize money: $8.4 million. Winner’s share: $1.512 million.
Tony Finau shot a 4-under 67 to win the 3M Open by three strokes. He erased a five-stroke deficit with 11 holes left as Scott Piercy tumbled out of the lead down the stretch at windy TPC Twin Cities.
Scott Piercy shot a 5-under 66 at rain-soaked TPC Twin Cities on Saturday in round that was delayed more than 6 1/2 hours to take a four-stroke lead into the final round of the 3M Open.
Scott Piercy shot a 7-under 64 on Friday at TPC Twin Cities to take a three-stroke lead in the 3M Open. Piercy had a 13-under 129 total.
Scott Piercy shot a 6-under 65 to share the 3M Open lead with Sungjae Im after the first round. Piercy was fresh off several significant changes he made for a late-season boost.
Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday and gave the PGA Tour a strong response to the start of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.
TORONTO (AP) — Rory McIlroy won the RBC Canadian Open on Sunday and gave the PGA Tour a strong response to the start of the Saudi-funded LIV Golf Invitational, closing with an 8-under 62 to win a wild race to the finish with Justin Thomas and Tony Finau.