{"id":45147,"date":"2026-08-01T11:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/45147\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T11:26:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T11:26:10","slug":"tony-finau-admits-what-is-crazy-about-golf-after-making-the-cut-at-the-rocket-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/45147\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Finau admits what is &#8216;crazy&#8217; about golf after making the cut at the Rocket Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>   <a class=\"fw\" href=\"https:\/\/profile.google.com\/cp\/Cg0vZy8xMWcxajNfc2h3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/wp-content\/themes\/grv-media\/img\/google-discover.svg\" alt=\"\"\/> Follow us on Google Discover <\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Tony Finau produced two solid rounds to make the cut at the Rocket Classic this week.<\/p>\n<p>Finau posted a 68 on Thursday and followed that up with a 67 on Friday at the Detroit Golf Club.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old has really struggled on the PGA Tour this season, so a pair of really solid rounds of golf will have done his confidence the world of good.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/tony-finau\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98931\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tony Finau<\/a> has won six times on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/pga-tour\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"98401\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PGA Tour<\/a>, but he is without a victory since 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2261318415-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot on the 14th green during the first round of the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am\" class=\"wp-image-2521334\" \/>Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>However, he will be hoping to change all of that this weekend at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hitc.com\/topic\/rocket-classic\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"101570\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rocket Classic<\/a>, as he enters the third round just five shots adrift of the lead.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s well placed after two rounds, but his lack of consistency this season will undoubtedly be on his mind heading into the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Finau admits what is \u2018crazy\u2019 about golf after making the cut at the Rocket Classic<\/p>\n<p>Finau spoke to reporters after his second round in Detroit on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The 36-year-old was asked what he has been happiest about this season, in spite of his obvious struggles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, at the moment I\u2019m just happy to play two more rounds, so yes,\u201c Finau replied.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-2261318528-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Tony Finau of the United States looks on the 14th green during the first round of the AT&amp;T Pebble Beach Pro-Am 2026\" class=\"wp-image-2521335\" \/>Photo by Mike Mulholland\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of learning, that\u2019s the crazy thing about this game. It\u2019s a humbling game no matter what level you play it at. A lot of learning. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cContinue to learn about myself and my game even in my 12th season. That\u2019s kind of what I feel like I\u2019ve taken out of this year.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Finau has undoubtedly struggled with his game this season, but he\u2019ll be hoping to finish strong and force his way inside the top 70 on the FedEx Cup points list before the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Tony Finau admits to regularly checking FedEx Cup standings<\/p>\n<p>The six-time PGA Tour winner is currently sitting in 87th spot in the FedEx Cup standings, and he is ranked 130th in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Finau was asked whether he is aware of his current standing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, I check it pretty much every tournament just kind of see where I\u2019m at even on off weeks,\u201c he replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, no matter where you are, if you play good golf, you\u2019re going to get \u2014 you\u2019re going to run through the FedExCup Playoffs. That\u2019s been my experience. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can\u2019t be too focused on where you are, but I do like knowing though. I do like knowing where I\u2019m at especially in the situation that I\u2019m in. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to have two really good weeks to make it to the Playoffs. That\u2019s my goal I\u2019m setting my sights on.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Join Our Newsletter<\/p>\n<p>Receive exclusive football transfer news and updates twice a week to your mailbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Tony Finau produced two solid rounds to make the cut at the Rocket&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":45148,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[44,8927,2201],"class_list":["post-45147","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","tag-golf","tag-rocket-classic","tag-tony-finau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45147","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45147"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45147\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45147"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45147"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/golf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45147"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}