SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Tony Finau’s decorated career has been filled a number of close calls. But his runner-up finish Sunday at the Waste Management Phoenix Open might sting more than the rest.
Finau appeared in ideal position to notch his first full-field win on the PGA Tour, leading by two shots with two holes to play. But he failed to birdie the short 17th hole, missed an 8-footer for birdie on the last green that would have won the tournament and could only watch as Webb Simpson buried a 10-foot putt of his own on the playoff hole to close things out after making three straight birdies.