Tony Finau is thinking about the Ryder Cup.
He will have to work hard in the coming month to qualify for his third consecutive Ryder Cup in Rome, which is held late September. He is ranked No. The U.S. Ryder Cup Standings show that he is No.
The Ryder Cup has always been in my thoughts since the beginning of the year. He said, “It’s my goal.” “The good thing is that I have been in the same position before. I’ve already made the teams and I hope to show good form over the next couple of weeks to make my case.”
Finau won the Cadence Houston Open in the fall and went on to win the 3M Classic and Rocket Mortgage Classic in the summer. He also finished 2-1 last year in Paris. He won his sixth Tour title in late April, after the calendar turned.
Since then, he hasn’t had a top-20 result in any of his seven previous starts since his win in late April. Finau is ranked 19th in the world and the second-highest-ranked player in the field this week. Finau won at TPC Twin Cities in 2018, where he overcame a five stroke deficit with just 11 holes left. He also finished T-3 last year.
(Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports) Tony Finau lifts the trophy following his win at the 2022 3M Open. (Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports)
The happy hunting grounds where he fishes with his family once a week could be the perfect place to start his quest for a Ryder Cup slot. Finau is confident that his work over the last two years, including four wins in 25 starts, will be enough to earn him a captain’s choice if that happens.
“I feel that if experience and winning are important, I have done enough. If captains want consistency and form, the answer is probably no. “That’s what I think, that’s the way I look at it,” said he. “But what’s great for me is that the picks won’t be tomorrow. They will still be in about a week. I have four tournaments where I can make my case, if anyone asks me. That’s exactly what I plan to do.”
