In all seriousness, is it time for Tony Finau to give up the Piretti?

[stormin70]

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I really want to see TF win one already.  Seems he’s always close but can’t close the deal due to his putting.  Anyone else think it’s time for him to move to a new putter?

[drumdude96]

3 minutes ago, stormin70 said:

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I really want to see TF win one already.  Seems he’s always close but can’t close the deal due to his putting.  Anyone else think it’s time for him to move to a new putter?

That putter was good enough to get him into a playoff.  I think he needs to work on controlling his nerves when over those big putts to win.  I'm sure he has tried plenty of other putters and hasn't found anything that works better. 

[tatertot]

Yep, it was the putters fault. Classic GolfWRX.

[MPAndreassi]

He should try something new, worst case scenario is he doesn’t win just like before 

[tatertot]

1 minute ago, MPAndreassi said:

He should try something new, worst case scenario is he doesn’t win just like before 

Or he doesn't keep shooting really low scores, posting top 5s, and making millions of dollars. There is that, too.

 

Y'all realize this is a job, right? And Tony is really good at, ya know, making money at his job?

[Hawkeye77]

Not sure anywhere is the right place . . .

[stormin70]

11 minutes ago, tatertot said:

Yep, it was the putters fault. Classic GolfWRX.

 

No, it’s not the putters fault - he just doesn’t seem to putt well with the Piretti when it counts.  Maybe I should have made that point more obvious.

 

I’d love to see the guy win, don’t get me wrong.

Edited February 22, 2021 by stormin70

[Arn]

He’s the new CHIII. Just gonna cash checks.

[GolfTurkey]

Everyone is aware that Finau is great at his job and makes a ton of money. It's just that the untapped potential is equally obvious.

 

I'd bet that if you ran a poll of the PGA tour players and you asked them to name the 3 best athletes on tour that DJ and Finau would be on pretty much everyone's list.

 

People would be saying similar things about DJ if he had won 3 times on tour with no majors.

[RainShadow]

The putter isn't the problem.

Under pressure he hits the driver a bit right and his irons a bit left, and leaves putts short.

It ain't the equipment, it's nervous tension.   

He'll get it done soon enough.

[Hawkeye77]

18 minutes ago, stormin70 said:

 

No, it’s not the putters fault - he just doesn’t seem to putt well with the Piretti when it counts.  Maybe I should have made that point more obvious.

 

I’d love to see the guy win, don’t get me wrong.

 

 

I think it was his shoes, that model is notorious for being 1/8" low in the left heel and leads to a lot of pulls - didn't seem to matter on the 24 or so straight putts he made from 10 feet and in over two days, though. So it probably is the mere fact his putter says "Piretti".  

 

Guy misses from a tough spot, pretty much his only miss, lol . . . .

[Hawkeye77]

He had two lefts with approaches that cost him the last three holes he played, but he played amazing golf all day and hit some clutch shots and made a ton of putts.  His short game was terrific as well.

 

Somebody had to win, he will soon.

[Pmookie]

I don’t think it had anything to do with the putter since he sank a TON of putts today just to get into the playoff. Can’t look at the last two holes only, which is the same as only looking at the last minute or less of a basketball or football game. Dude got there with the putter, so that wasn’t the issue. Look at Homa missing a 3 footer for the win on 18! Should he also get rid of the putter????

[NevinW]

I have watched him play in person several times.  In my opinion his putting stroke under pressure just doesn't look as good or as smooth as other players of his caliber.  It looks just slightly awkward.  If he was just slightly better under pressure he would win many more tournaments.  

[tatertot]

5 minutes ago, Pmookie said:

I don’t think it had anything to do with the putter since he sank a TON of putts today just to get into the playoff. Can’t look at the last two holes only, which is the same as only looking at the last minute or less of a basketball or football game. Dude got there with the putter, so that wasn’t the issue. Look at Homa missing a 3 footer for the win on 18! Should he also get rid of the putter????

Exactly ... it's the same putter that got him a 64 on Sunday "under pressure", including a 3 footer on the 72nd hole.

 

Finau is playing great right now, 3 straight second places. Shouldn't change a thing. Keep doing what he's doing and prep for a great 2021.

[Duct Tape]

Just watched it on TiVo.  Shortly before the end of regulation they were commenting on how many putts he had sunk that day.  Was putting “great”

[Mookie91]

Not the putter, nerves.  In tight spots he hits poor shots.

[iBanesto]

55 minutes ago, Arn said:

He’s the new CHIII. Just gonna cash checks.

 

Finau has 8 top 10 major finishes in 18 major starts.

 

CHIII has 1 in 50 major starts.

[MPAndreassi]

1 hour ago, tatertot said:

Or he doesn't keep shooting really low scores, posting top 5s, and making millions of dollars. There is that, too.

 

Y'all realize this is a job, right? And Tony is really good at, ya know, making money at his job?

 

You sound personally offended by the thought of him making a switch, am I speaking to Tony? 😂

 

Switching for a couple of tournaments isn't going to bankrupt him. No one says he has to throw the Piretti in an incinerator. He can keep it in his rental for the week and sleep with it, but sometimes it's good to look at something new. 

[llewol007]

Tony needs to start closing the deal is what he needs to do. That shot on 18 that left him an up and down chip shoulda been a chance at birdie putt. But yet he leaves it short on his approach and there you go. His putter is just fine. I wanted him to win as well but that’s what separates the upper echelon players. The guys who close the deal. 

[tatertot]

9 minutes ago, MPAndreassi said:

 

You sound personally offended by the thought of him making a switch, am I speaking to Tony? 😂

 

Switching for a couple of tournaments isn't going to bankrupt him. No one says he has to throw the Piretti in an incinerator. He can keep it in his rental for the week and sleep with it, but sometimes it's good to look at something new. 

Just amazed by some people ... dude is playing great golf - coming off a final round 64 and 3 straight runner ups ... he's getting ready to play one of the most important stretches of the PGA season, and some think he should switch putters. Just odd.

[BC33]

He keeps getting into the thick of it and once he figures out how to win, he’s going to do it quite a bit.  And by thick of it I mean shooting a 64 on a Sunday to climb up the leaderboard and lose in a playoff.  He’s too good and talented to not be a multiple time winner.

 

 

[Draw Driver]

Next year’s putters are going to be more accurate. 

[TwistedSister]

1 hour ago, stormin70 said:

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I really want to see TF win one already.  Seems he’s always close but can’t close the deal due to his putting.  Anyone else think it’s time for him to move to a new putter?

So maybe Homa should lose the one he was using?  After all he missed a 3 footer on 18 to allow a playoff.   Sheesh!!!

[ZAP]

Change nothing.   Just keep cashing the big checks.  He has come within inches of winning multiple times in the past two years and his record in Majors has been very solid as well.   

 

Cash the checks.

Enjoy your family.

 

Rinse and repeat.

[Draw Driver]

All a matter of perspective. The guy who can barely keep his card would kill to have his record. The guy starting the tournament would kill to be in a playoff. Tony is a great guy and a great player. One week, it will fall his way. Again. 

[Arn]

46 minutes ago, iBanesto said:

Finau has 8 top 10 major finishes in 18 major starts.

 

CHIII has 1 in 50 major starts.

Same amount of wins.

[drbonesvt]

24 minutes ago, Draw Driver said:

Next year’s putters are going to be more accurate. 

Switch to tour issue 

[drbonesvt]

3 minutes ago, drbonesvt said:

Switch to tour issue 

Or to GSS : automatic 10 ft’ers, and cures cancer  

Edited February 22, 2021 by drbonesvt

[iBanesto]

5 minutes ago, Arn said:

Same amount of wins.