Tony Finau cruises to victory at Houston Open

Tony Finau shot a final-round, 1-under 69 to coast to a four-stroke victory at the Cadence Bank Houston Open on Sunday.

Finau held a share of the lead through one round at Memorial Park Golf Course, then separated himself from the pack Friday with an 8-under 62.

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He had a four-shot lead entering Sunday en route to his 16-under 264 and his third victory of the calendar year.

"When I teed off this morning I felt a little off, honestly. You know, it's not easy sleeping on the lead," Finau said. "I didn't know if I had it in me, but you just take it a shot at a time."

Tyson Alexander shot a final-round 66 to finish in second place at 12 under in his eighth career PGA Tour start.

Finau birdied four holes on the front nine, including two par 3s, to reach 19under for the event. He led by as many as eight shots.

Bogeys at Nos. 10, 14and 15 brought him back to earth a bit but were not enough to put his result in any doubt.

"I've never had an eight-shot lead on the final round on tour," Finau said.

"It's an interesting mindset. Yeah, a little bit of 'don't screw it up,' or maybe ‘if we hit some good shots we can extend this lead.' You kind of live in the middle ... I kind of lived in the middle out there."