Finau Posts A First-Ever Stat On PGA Tour

Tony Finau is a pro I love watching ply his craft. Short backswing but stupendous length. Good guy too.

At the Shriners Hospitals Children Open on Saturday, Finau may have accomplished a first-ever stat on the PGA Tour. Thanks to Golf Digest’s Stephen Hennessey and Sean Martin for the cool note.

Finau, despite carding seven birdies and an eagle on Saturday, actually lost 1.507 strokes/putting relative to the field. And in doing so, Finau became the first player in PGA Tour Shotlink history to card a 62 or lower while also losing strokes putting. That’s how hard that is to accomplish!

Tony Finau’s 62 was the first round of 62 or lower in the ShotLink era where a player lost strokes on the greens.

(His SG: Putting is still less than 0 if you count the 15-footer he made from the fringe on 11.)

— Sean Martin (@PGATOURSMartin) October 5, 2019

Looking closer, Tony missed five putts of 15 feet or less, including two inside 10 feet . . . so he really could’ve threatened a round of 59 with a few more holed putts. That’s how well Finau hit the ball on Saturday (he hit 87 percent of his greens, also an astounding number).