Finau wins Puerto Rico playoff for first victory

Tony Finau defeated Steve Marino in a playoff at the Puerto Rico Open to capture his first career win.

Finau and Marino both began the day one shot behind Ian Poulter, but ended up tied at the top after matching rounds of 2-under 70. Both matched birdies on the first two holes of sudden death, but Marino's three-putt par on the third hole left the door open for Finau, who walked right through.

It's a breakthrough win for Finau, whose unique path to the PGA Tour was chronicled last month by Ryan Lavner. The 26-year-old leads the Tour this season in driving and had top-15 finishes last year at both the U.S. Open and PGA Championship as a rookie. Now, though, he has a trophy to match his prowess…