The Northern Trust 2021, Jersey City, NJ. 19-22 August
Five years of patience and perseverance finally bring their reward for Tony Finau
From the PGA TOUR Daily Wrap-up, by AP:
Tony Finau ended more than five years and 142 tournaments without winning with a dynamic charge on the back nine and big miss from Cameron Smith to capture the rain-delayed THE NORTHERN TRUST in a playoff Monday.
Finau was three shots out of the lead when he ran off a birdie-eagle-birdie stretch at Liberty National, the last one a 30-foot putt across the 14th green. He closed with a 6-under 65. Read more
From BBC Sport:
Tony Finau ended his five-year wait for a second PGA Tour title as he beat Cameron Smith in a play-off on the final day of The Northern Trust.
The American made par on the first play-off hole at Liberty National Golf Club in New Jersey to win after Smith had driven his tee shot out of bounds. Read more
From CNN, by Ben Morse:
It's been five years, four months and 27 days for Tony Finau to feel the euphoria of standing in the winner's circle. But on Monday afternoon, Finau ended his long wait for his second PGA Tour win, beating Cameron Smith in a playoff to win the Northern Trust at the Liberty National Golf Club. Read more
From the Irish Times:
The final round of the tournament in New Jersey was pushed into Monday after Hurricane Henri headed towards the north-eastern US coast and the result was delayed as Finau and Smith both finished on 20-under.
Australian Smith twice made back-to-back birdies on the back nine to recover after a double bogey on the fifth to card a four-under 67, while Finau went birdie-eagle-birdie on holes 12-14 to help himself to a six-under 65 to grab a share of the lead after 72 holes. Read more
From Golf Monthly, by Matt Craddock:
“The win means everything at this point, especially in my career. There’s been a lot of work going on since the last win. I’m a completely different player and I wanted to prove this to myself more than anything else, that I can win a big golf tournament.
“We’ve got the best players in the world here and I was against the best player in the world today and I got him. Jon (Rahm) is a good friend who I knew was going to be really really hard to beat. Him and Cam were playing great and I gave it everything I had and fortunately, this time, I ended up on top.” Read more
Tony Finau's win first covered here
From PGA TOUR, Winner's Bag, by GolfWRX:
Tony Finau ended his winless drought in a big way with a victory at THE NORTHERN TRUST. It took a playoff with Cameron Smith to decide things at Liberty National, with Finau prevailing on the first sudden-death hole.
Check out the clubs he used to close out the win, at this link
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