SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – A rain delay at a U.S. Open sectional qualifier is a curious scene.
Phones chargers fill every outlet, with countless players scrolling through scoring pages for updates. Some veterans reach for a beer, eager to erase the sins of bogeys past, while those not yet of age compare course loads for the fall.
Shortly after the horn blew at Springfield Country Club to signal an hour-long weather delay, the club’s ballroom was filled with a variety of characters, each eager for the storm to pass.
Amidst them sat Tony Finau, coolly chatting with his back to a window that overlooked the course, a rare PGA Tour regular among a sea of unfamiliar faces.