Tony Finau aims to ‘spark something’ at 2024 Houston Open | Golf Today | Golf Channel [Video]

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Damon Hack shares what he learned catching up with Tony Finau at Memorial Park Golf Course ahead of the 2024 Houston Open, where the 34-year-old reflected on his season so far and mentality for the week. #GolfChannel #GolfToday #TonyFinau
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• 0:01 | SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER, THIRD STREET.
• 0:11 | NUMBER FOUR ON THE DEFENDING
• 0:12 | SAYING HELLO TO A LONG LOST
• 0:14 | HE USED TO WORK BESIDE ME AND
• 0:15 | STANFORD AND IS ON THE ROAD.
• 0:16 | YOU CAUGHT UP WITH TONY HERE
• 0:17 | — WITH TONY.
• 0:22 | HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT GETTING
• 0:23 | >> I MISS YOU BOTH.
• 0:27 | I DID SPEAK TO TONY A FEW
• 0:33 | MINUTES AGO.
• 0:35 | BACK HERE AT MEMORIAL PARK.
• 0:37 | HAD THE FOUR SHOT VICTORY OVER
• 0:38 | ROUNDS IN THE 60s.
• 0:41 | NOT YOUR TYPICAL DEFENSE.
• 0:45 | THAT WOULD CHANGE 16 MONTHS AGO
• 0:46 | AND THE FINAL WRAPAROUND
• 0:50 | WHAT IS IT LIKE TO DEFEND THE
• 0:52 | TITLE 16 MONTHS LATER?
• 0:53 | >> QUITE A DIFFERENCE. NOT
• 0:59 | GOING TO BOUNCE AS MUCH.
• 1:00 | I THINK THE GOLF COURSE WILL
• 1:06 | PLAY LONGER.
• 1:07 | THE BALL WILL ACTUALLY TRAVEL.
• 1:09 | OTHER A LITTLE BIT.
• 1:10 | OVERALL, I THINK THE GOLF
• 1:11 | COURSE WILL PLAY SOFT WHICH IS
• 1:15 | PLAYED IN NOVEMBER.
• 1:16 | >> HOW MIGHT THAT BE DIFFERENT
• 1:17 | FROM A DRIVING PERSPECTIVE?
• 1:20 | >> I THINK THE FAIRWAYS MIGHT
• 1:21 | BE EASIER TO HIT.
• 1:25 | THE GRASS IS LONGER THIS TIME
• 1:27 | OF THE YEAR SO YOU CAN HOLD THE
• 1:28 | FAIRWAYS I THINK A LITTLE
• 1:32 | I DO REMEMBER HAVING MY BEST
• 1:34 | DRIVING WEEK BACK IN NOVEMBER
• 1:35 | WHEN I WON.
• 1:36 | SO I’M LOOKING FOR A LOT OF THE
• 1:38 | >> HOW ABOUT THE SEASON SO FAR
• 1:39 | TO DATE.
• 1:41 | SOME STRONG SEASON THAT WAS BUT
• 1:42 | NOT SO MUCH IN FLORIDA.
• 1:48 | HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS YOUR
• 1:49 | SEASONS?
• 1:50 | >> I HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD.
• 1:51 | I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THE RESULTS
• 1:52 | OUT OF THE SEASON I FELT LIKE I
• 1:53 | WOULD HAVE LIKED, PARTICULARLY
• 1:54 | IN A MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP. THE
• 2:01 | WORK CONTINUES.
• 2:02 | IT IS ALWAYS A WORK IN
• 2:03 | I KNOW I’M ALWAYS ONE SWING
• 2:05 | AWAY FROM A SPARK.
• 2:07 | AND THAT IS JUST A GAME WE
• 2:08 | PLAY.
• 2:09 | YOU WALK THAT FINE LION OF NOT
• 2:11 | GETTING THE RESULTS AND THEN
• 2:12 | YOU PLAY WELL FOR A COUPLE OF
• 2:13 | MONTHS STRAIGHT.
• 2:14 | SO I’M LOOKING TO MAYBE SPARK
• 2:17 | SOMETHING IN THE GAME THIS WEEK
• 2:18 | >> SPEAKING OF SPARK, IT SEEMS
• 2:20 | WORLD LIKE YOURSELF, IT IS
• 2:22 | USUALLY WITH A PUTTER LIKE WITH
• 2:28 | THE PLAYER LIKE SCOTTIE
• 2:29 | SCHEFFLER OR RORY MCILROY.
• 2:30 | >> I FEEL AS GOOD WITH MY
• 2:32 | PUTTING.
• 2:34 | I HAVEN’T DRIVEN THE GOLF BALL
• 2:37 | AS WELL THE LAST FEW WEEKS AS I
• 2:38 | WOULD HAVE LIKED.
• 2:39 | SOME LOOKING TO CHANGE THAT.
• 2:43 | IT IS THE GOLF COURSE OR HAVE
• 2:44 | HAD THE MOST SUCCESS WITH THE
• 2:45 | DRIVER THE LAST TIME I WAS
• 2:46 | HERE.
• 2:47 | THAT IS WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR.
• 2:48 | A GREAT DRIVING WEEK AND I
• 2:53 | THINK GOOD THINGS WILL HAPPEN.
• 2:54 | WEEKS BEFORE THE FIRST MAJOR
• 2:57 | CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE YEAR.
• 2:59 | WHAT DO YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF
• 3:00 | THE GAME THIS WEEK HEADING INTO
• 3:01 | THE MASTERS?
• 3:02 | >> I WOULD LIKE TO GET A GOOD
• 3:03 | RESULT AT THE END OF THE DAY.
• 3:05 | I HAVEN’T GOTTEN OUT OF MY GAME
• 3:06 | WHAT I FEEL LIKE I CAN.
• 3:10 | ESPECIALLY WITH THE WORK I HAVE
• 3:12 | I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A NICE
• 3:14 | TITLE DEFENSE WOULD BE
• 3:16 | INCREDIBLE AND GREAT CONFIDENCE
• 3:17 | GOING INTO A MAJOR
• 3:19 | AND ONE THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE.
• 3:20 | >> THE BEST MAJOR CHAMPIONSHIP
• 3:29 | FOR TONY FINAU.
• 3:30 | HE HAS MADE SIX STARTS AND
• 3:31 | THREE TOP 10 FINISHES INCLUDING
• 3:35 | A PERSONAL BEST TIED FOR FIFTH
• 3:36 | IN 2019 WHEN HE PLAYED IN THE
• 3:40 | MOLINARI AND THE EVENTUAL
• 3:41 | WINNER, TIGER WOODS.
• 3:45 | THE 2022 CHAMP AND WORLD NUMBER
• 3:47 | ONE, SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER HAS
• 3:50 | ARRIVED.
• 3:51 | HOUR AGO PLAYING ALONGSIDE
• 3:53 | DUNLAP WHO OF COURSE WAS THE
• 3:59 | AMATEUR
• 4:00 | I SPOKE TO SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER
• 4:01 | SUNDAY NIGHT AFTER HE WENT BACK
• 4:03 | TO BACK.
• 4:04 | I WAS TEASING HIM SAYING, WHAT
• 4:05 | ARE YOU GOING TO DO NOW QUICKLY
• 4:07 | WON BAYHILL AND THE ARNOLD
• 4:10 | PALMER INVITATIONAL.
• 4:11 | HE SAID, I’M GOING TO GO HOME
• 4:12 | TO SLEEP.
• 4:13 | HE IS BACK AND HAS PLAYED WELL
• 4:17 | HISTORICALLY.
• 4:18 | TIED FOR NINTH IN 2022 AND SHOT
• 4:20 | 62 IN 2021.

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