Houston Open 2022 standings, scores: Tony Finau separates as inclement weather pushes Round 2 to Saturday

After playing the last nine of the bottom five on Thursday, Tony Finau hit the gas again early Friday morning at the 2022 Houston Open. Starting his day with a crucial save, the former tennis player started his day with a crucial save. The 4-time PGA Tour champion scored 10 birdies with 2 errors during his next 17 holes to claim the course record of 8 under 62 at Memorial Park Golf Course.

“I think I just picked up the momentum that I had since yesterday,” Finau said. “I think I made a very big putt to level with No. 1 and then I dropped out of the race. I almost did a hole-punch in No. 2 and just flew. from there. It was a really nice round of golf.”

Standing 13 feet lower, the 33-year-old was four shots away from his closest pursuer as conditions worsened in the Houston area in the afternoon hours and brought play to a halt until Thursday morning. Seven when round two will resume at 7:45 I’m ET. With this weather expected to continue to drag on, and with half the field still needing to complete their second round, the odds that Finau possess cannot be overlooked as he tries to fend off the competition. weekend.

Last year’s runner-up and world No 2 Scottie Scheffler remained a threat as he finished 5th under 13 holes in his second round. Still eight times behind schedule, he’s completely safe around the weekend, unlike his good friend Sam Burns. Burns makes the list of the second highest ranked player in the field. However, after opening 7 of 77, Burns was unable to recover and make the cut.

Leader

1. Tony Finau (-13)

Despite missing the cut last week on his season debut, Finau took out competitive rust at Mayakoba. Staying in Mexico to spend quality time with his family and play a few rounds of golf with the kids, Finau is looking to rediscover the acumen that has carried him into the final few months of the 2021-22 season.

During this time, Finau has racked up 13 tournaments – winning twice, runner-up again and finishing four more times in the top 15. Across 36 holes, his quest seems to be was successful.

“Winning just creates confidence. I always feel confident to win, but you have to do it, you have to make it happen. To do it back, I think it just creates it. more confidence than Finau said. “I can say that it’s been a good part of the past few years to feel more comfortable at the top of the leaderboard. I’m always trying to be better and every day that’s all you can ask of yourself is just try and push yourself to be the best you can be, and the result of that is I think I’ve gotten better year after year and season by season and hopefully I’ll continue that trend. “

Other candidates

2. Patrick Rodgers (-9)

T3. Tyson Alexander, Alex Noren (-8)

T5. James Hahn, Carl Yuan (-7)

T7. Wyndham Clark, Mackenzie Hughes, Aaron Rai, Ben Griffin, Ben Taylor, Trey Mullinax, Aaron Wise (-6)

This is an eclectic pack of chases that include journeymen, rookies, European bigwigs, and everything in between. Hahn, Mullinax, Wise and Hughes are the only PGA Tour winners in the group, and it’s the Canadian that’s in the spotlight. Side by side with the leader for the first two days, Hughes got a first seat in Finau’s refined play.

Without his best possession on Friday, Hughes, who won earlier this season at the Sanderson Farms Championship, has kept himself in the league thanks to a poor performance. One of the best hitters on the PGA Tour and recently added some distance, Hughes could be worth a look over the weekend.

“I joked with Joel [Dahmen] a little bit there Tony [Finau] It’s been a long day supporting him today and I’ll be with him,” Hughes said. And yes, I just feel like I’ve started a lot and just trying to figure out how to do some parsing. Most did a good job of it. Then I got a little bit sharper with the last five, six holes there and was able to finish the round pretty well. All in all, it’s probably as good as I could shoot today. ”

Hubbs homeless people go home early after DQ

It was a special moment in the second inning when Mark Hubbard was disqualified for putting an extra golf club in his pocket in the first leg. Coming in 9th in the tournament over 27 holes, Hubbard will never do the track, but will instead check on another racer before packing his bags. Unbeknownst to him, his actions were the reason for his disqualification.

2022 Houston Open odds and selections updated

Odds via Caesars Sportsbook

• Tony Finau: 5/7
• Scottie Scheffler: 8-1
• Alex Noren: 9-1
• Patrick Rodgers: 11-1
• Aaron Wise: 14-1
• Wyndham Clark: 60-1
• Trey Mullinax: 60-1
• Davis Riley: 65-1
• Carl Yuan: 70-1
• Mackenzie Hughes: 70-1
• James Hahn: 80-1
• Aaron Rai: 90-1

Two days into this tournament and only 12 players find themselves with odds less than 100-1. A credit to what Finau is currently doing, I would be shocked if the current leader can’t translate the advantage into his fifth win on the PGA Tour. He is performing well in every aspect of the game, and especially the position that places him third on the pitch.