April 9, 2025
Tony Finau has been very steady at Augusta National throughout his career. He has never missed the cut in seven career starts and has three top-10 finishes, including one top-5. In terms of his game in the 2025 season, he has been solid with three top 15 finishes, including a T-5 at the Genesis Invitational. Finau has excelled from tee-to-green with 0.288 strokes gained per round on top of his excellent play around the green with 0.217 strokes gained per round in that department. Finau must improve his putting to compete, where he ranks 115th with -0.088 strokes gained per round. He should be viewed as more of a dark horse candidate in DFS this week.
--Jake Walker - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
April 1, 2025
Other than a couple of bright spots this season, Tony Finau is struggling to find success in the first half of the season. Most recently, he finished T32 last week in Houston and missed the cut at the Players Championship in the start before that. Approach play has dipped in recent weeks, as he lost over six shots at TPC Sawgrass and was still struggling with it at Memorial Park (-0.29 average). That won't bode well at the Oakes Course this week, especially since he's struggled to find any momentum on the greens since transitioning to bermudagrass. At $10,300 on FanDuel, Finau is a shiny name that may be better to avoid until we see a turnaround.
--Todd McGill - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 24, 2025
Tony Finau missed the cut at The PLAYERS Championship two weeks ago, but he is now focused on preparing for the Texas Children's Houston Open, which will be held at Memorial Park Golf Course. This was Finau's first missed cut in his last three starts. Last year, he finished tied for second at this tournament and won it in 2023, when it was known as the Cadence Bank Houston Open. Over the past 12 months, Finau ranks in the 93rd percentile for proximity to the hole on approach shots from 150-200 yards in the fairway. This is significant because, at last year's Texas Children's Houston Open, over 38% of approach shots were taken from this distance. Despite coming off a missed cut, Finau's past success at this tournament could make him a strong candidate for DFS lineups this week.
--Ian Christenson - RotoBallerSource: Data Golf
March 11, 2025
After missing back-to-back cuts at the American Express and the Farmers Insurance Open, Tony Finau has bounced back with finishes of T13, T5, and most recently T36 at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. He now turns his attention to THE PLAYERS, an event he has competed in eight times, making the cut four times, including a T45 finish last year. Finau has been inconsistent at TPC Sawgrass, mainly due to poor short-game performances. In his eight appearances, he has lost a combined 10.084 strokes around the green and putting. Fortunately, he currently ranks seventh in strokes gained around the green (0.595 per round) and 70th in putting (0.211 strokes gained per round). However, over the past 12 months, he ranks in just the 39th percentile in proximity from 100-150 yards, a key distance given that 32.3% of all approach shots were hit from this range last year. Given his recent form and efficient short game, Finau could be a solid pick at his $9,200 price tag on DraftKings, but including him in your lineup does carry some risk.
--Dakota Legg - RotoBallerSource: PGA Tour
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