Tony Finau carded a third-consecutive 3-under 67 on Sunday. They followed a 70 in the first round and Finau finished tied for 32nd at 9 under par.
It left him smiling, but also wondering what might have been with a stronger finish following three birdies on a bogey-free front nine. He went to 4 under for the round with a birdie on No. 3 (his 12th hole of the day) but gave that stroke back with a bogey on No. 5.
“Solid start but just couldn’t get anything going on the back nine,” Finau said. “A lot of close calls on putts and some tough breaks.”
He didn’t have to worry about the putter at all on No. 17 on Saturday. Finau aced it for his 11th hole-in-one overall, fourth as a pro and first on the PGA Tour.
“Those never get old,” he said. “But it’s special to get one out here in Hawaii.”
Finau had a late tee time Saturday and was just waking up when the false incoming missile alert blared on his phone.
“How crazy was that? At first, I thought it was an Amber Alert, and we’d be getting information about a missing child. Then I read it and turned on the news. Thankfully we got the all-clear pretty fast,” he said. “But it sure did get my heart rate up.”
Oda closes with final-round 71
John Oda carded a 71 on Sunday, his only round over par for the tournament.
The Moanalua and UNLV alum finished 2 under overall and tied for 67th.
Oda, who turned pro last summer, had played his way into the event by placing third at the Monday qualifier. He eagled his 18th hole on Friday to make the cut.
Barber’s caddie ‘not regressing’
Cory Gilmer, Blayne Barber’s caddie, was “responsive” and “not regressing,” Barber said Sunday. Gilmer was still in the ICU of a hospital after he collapsed and landed on his head at a restaurant Saturday night.
Barber, who shot 2 under Sunday and finished T67 for the tournament, visited Gilmer on Sunday morning.
“He said his last name, asked about his friends, asked the nurse to pray for him,” Barber said. “But when I was there this morning, he’s essentially unconscious.
“(Brain) swelling is the issue, and they’re concerned. So I’m going to go back on my way to the airport (Sunday night) and then kind of flip-flop. His parents are flying in in like an hour or two.”
Peterson payday not what he needed
Second-round co-leader John Peterson went the wrong way on moving day but came back with a 1-under 69 on Sunday after Saturday’s 74.
Peterson is on a medical extension and must earn $375,105 over the next eight events to keep his status. He finished the tournament T47 at 7 under to earn $15,925.
