PGA Championship Sunday, August 9, 2020 , , USA Harding Park Golf Club

Tony Finau against you. Were you scoreboard watching all day or Flash Quotes were you aware of where you were?

TONY FINAU: Yeah, no doubt. No doubt. I want to know what guys are doing. I've always been that way. You JOHN DEVER: Good afternoon. Welcome back to the know, if you're trying to win the tournament, I don't see why 2020 PGA Championship here at TPC Harding Park. he wouldn't. But I did, and just in my head, just I knew I Pleased to be joined by Tony Finau. Tony posted a final needed to get to 10-under as fast as possible, and once I round 66, finishes the championship at 10-under . got there, see where I was at, and if I needed to press coming down the stretch, try and make some birdies and Tony, watched a good bit of your round today. Felt like the be maybe a little more aggressive. putts were burning the edges there more than a few times, and I don't know when that frustration might have kicked in. I was playing to win. There's no question about it. I got a You played well throughout. Kind of got to the top of the lot of top finishes in major championships just in the last mountain there on 13 or 14, but kind of go through your few years. It's great to put yourself in that position, but day and how it went for you. when I teed it up this morning, or this afternoon, I wanted to win the golf tournament and not have a close finish. TONY FINAU: Yeah, I got off to the start that I needed to. Hit a close one on 1 and after that was able to kind of calm It's great to have played this well. But you know, hopefully the nerves on the day. Hit a great tee ball on 2, great I keep knocking and my day comes soon. second shot and made a putt. It was the ideal start in the situation I was at, and when you're chasing down JOHN DEVER: Tell us something about Collin, who is on somebody like and the guys that are in the 18th hole, two-shot lead. How would you describe him, front of you that have experience winning, you can't really his game and personality and such? make bogeys early, so I was happy to get off to the start that I did. TONY FINAU: Yeah, from what I know about Collin, great player and great kid, and I say "kid" because he is. I think I had so many, so many great looks that I thought I made, he's 22 years old, but fearless. He comes out here on the and just slid by. But you know, I've got plenty of PGA Tour, we all know the numbers, the stats. When you experience in major championships. I just know how many start comparing him to somebody like , you crazy things happen. Just try and stay as patient as you just know how special you have to be to even be in that can. I felt like just try and get to double digits as fast as conversation with somebody, with Tiger. you can, and hopefully from there you have some holes left to make some more birdies. He's not going anywhere anytime soon. He's a heck of a player. He doesn't have a weakness in his game. He I did that. I got to 10-under, I think after 14, and had four doesn't have a weakness mentally. So when you're holes in front of me that I felt like if I got a couple, I would dealing with that type of talent, he's going to be somebody have a great chance, and gave myself some looks. to beat in major championships for a lot of these things. This isn't a guy that's just going to pop up and disappear But overall I was happy with the weekend that I had and for the next five years. So nothing but good things to say was happy to make a charge, and not my day today but a about him, and you know, congratulations to him on this very encouraging week for me overall. With the golf that win today. Collin is playing, he's going to be a well-deserved champion. JOHN DEVER: Another guy who is not going anywhere is yourself, and we appreciate you spending all the time with JOHN DEVER: That's really the rub is when you have so us this week. Your insights are always appreciated. Best many players, so many talented, über-talented players at of luck going into the Playoffs, the U.S. Open and the the top of the leaderboard, the odds are kind of stacked Masters.

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