Tony Finau's sizzling run continues with Rocket Mortgage Classic win for second title in a week

Tony Finau’s hot streak continued as he became the first player to go back-to-back on the PGA Tour this season with victory at the Rocket Mortgage Classic. Finau opened the tournament in hot form, kept his foot on the gas and pulled away on the back nine on Sunday for a five-shot win to become the first player since Patrick Cantlay to win back-to-back on the PGA Tour. Ad/> Finau had been viewed as a player not capable of getting over the winning line after a series of near misses down the years.

Rocket Mortgage ClassicFinau looms large as Pendrith leads after two rounds of Rocket Mortgage Classic29/07/2022 AT 22:42 His second PGA Tour win came in the summer of 2021, which he followed up in the 3M Open last week. In the space of seven days he doubled his professional victories with a hugely impressive display in Detroit. It was a deeper field than last week, but Finau is riding the crest of a wave at present with all aspects of his game in sync.

He said hard work in the past 12 months was paying off, and with the FedEx Cup playoffs looming on the horizon the sky appears to be the limit for the 32-year-old. Final Leaderboard 1. Tony Finau, 26-under T2.

Taylor Pendrith, 21-under T2. Patrick Cantlay, 21-under T2. Cameron Young, 21-under 5.

Stephen Jaeger, 20-under 6. Taylor Moore, 19-under 7. Joohyung Kim, 18-under T8.

JJ SPaun, 17-under T8. Wyndham Clark, 17-under Finau began the day tied for the lead with Taylor Pendrith, but a bogey from the Canadian handed the world No. 16 the advantage — and he never relinquished it.