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SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN


October 19, 2014


Tony Finau


LAS 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.

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