West High graduate’s putting issues lead to a 3-over 73 during his opening round at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass.
Tony Finau reacts to his putt on the seventh hole during the first round of the U.S. Open golf tournament at The Country Club, Thursday, June 16, 2022, in Brookline, Mass. The wonderful putting touch Tony Finau displayed last weekend in the Canadian Open didn’t accompany him across the border and into the U.S. Open.
According to Finau’s on-and-off pattern in the U.S. Open, he’s due for another high finish this week. In his previous six appearances, he has alternated a top-15 performance with a missed cut. As of Friday morning, when he plays in the second round, Finau’s immediate goal will be just to avoid a second straight missed cut in the U.S Open.
Finau started the week with much bigger ambitions, having turned around a disappointing 2021-22 season on the PGA Tour with two runner-up showings and a tie for fourth place since May 1. He placed second to Rory McIlroy in the Canadian Open, closing with rounds of 62 and 64 as his putter got hot. But the putting issues that held him back in the first half of the season resurfaced Thursday, when he had some trouble judging the speed of The Country Club’s greens. A great pitch from below the green on the par-5 No. 8 led to an easy birdie, and Finau also birdied the par-4 No. 12 after a big drive and a nice approach shot that spun back to 8 feet from the hole.
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