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SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPENOctober 19, 2014Tony FinauLAS VEGAS, NEVADA Q. You walk off of 13 green with a par. I'm guessing at that moment you're not thinking an hour later you're going to be the clubhouse leader. TONY FINAU: No, you know, really to be honest with you I wasn't thinking that far ahead, but I knew I needed a good finish. Putts haven't been dropping, things haven't been going my way the last couple days, but I stayed patient, and that's what we talked about. I knew we could go on a run with a drivable 15th and I knew I could reach 16 in two pretty easily. I stayed as patient as I could, and finally 14 I had a putt drop, and that just kind of changed everything. I was able to drive 15 and birdie 16 and 17, as well. Q. That's a really, really good birdie at the 17th hole. TONY FINAU: Thank you. That was huge. I made a really good swing, trusted what I've been doing all week, and it worked there, and I made a nice 20‑footer for birdie. Q. Kind of strange numbers for you, six fairways but 16 greens and 32 putts. Now, those 32 putts reflected hitting 16 greens, still gave yourself a chance. TONY FINAU: Yeah, I did. I gave myself a great chance the last two days. I didn't really make any putts, but overall I'm really pleased with where my game is at and where I was able to finish today. Q. What was going through your mind after the triple yesterday? You made a good bounce back there to get yourself in this position. TONY FINAU: Yeah, after that triple, I just knew there was birdies to be made. There was a lot of golf to be played still, and that's kind of person I am, the kind of player I am anyway. I made a mistake, and you react to it at the time, but overall I knew there was still plenty of golf. It wasn't like it was the 71st hole or anything. At least I had some holes to make up and a full round today to cover for that. I was able to do that. Q. What's the reaction of the start to the rookie season, two good finishes now? TONY FINAU: Yeah, two solid finishes. You know, like I said, I'm pretty happy with where I'm at, where my game is at, and starting to get my feet wet on the highest level of golf, and that's great for me. A couple nice finishes are going to be huge for my confidence throughout my whole career. Q. Did you stay patient out there? TONY FINAU: Yeah, pretty much. I don't know that I was really waiting for them. It would have been nice to be a couple under or 3‑under to really do something special, but I definitely just stayed patient. I gave myself a lot of opportunities, and putts just weren't falling, and then hit a couple of errant shots, namely on 13, just to not even hit the green in two, but sometimes that's how this game is, and it's nice to finish the way I did today and also yesterday. Yesterday I birdied three out of the last four and today I birdied four out of the last five, so that's huge, to close out a tournament like that, and I'm really happy with where I'm at. FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports |
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