After his unexpected victory at the 3M Open on Sunday, Tony Finau should put Scott Piercy and the grandstand at the 17th hole at the top of his list of people to thank.
Piercy's triple bogey at the par-4 14th hole reduced Finau's deficit to two strokes from five shots after 54 holes. When Finau stepped up to the tee at the par-3 17th hole at TPC Twin Cities, he had a four-shot lead following birdies at holes 14 through 16, where he was playing in the group ahead of Piercy.
The second thank you is required in the situation.
Around 197 yards away. Finau's ball went off the green and into the spectator area behind the hole. Finau received a significant break when the ball landed on the putting green and inside 24 feet despite a powerful bounce and water threat to the green's left.
Finau joked, "I guess it cancels everything out because I called the bank in the air, but I did have a beautiful bounce there, and I took advantage of that.
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