Tony Finau sheds reputation, gains momentum ahead of FedEx Cup Playoffs run after back-to-back wins

The question now is whether Finau can hold on to that momentum over the course of the next month

It took Tony Finau eight years to accumulate his first two PGA Tour wins. His next two took just eight days.

Finau touched off his second consecutive PGA Tour win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic on Sunday at Detroit Golf Club by five strokes over Cameron Young, Taylor Pendrith and Patrick Cantlay after winning the 3M Open the Sunday prior. In the process, he continues to shed his reputation as a competitor who is always in the mix but rarely capable of closing out PGA Tour events.

That was always the big knock on Big Tone. He strung together 39 top 10s on the PGA Tour between his first win in 2016 at the Puerto Rico Open and his next one at the 2021 Northern Trust. He didn't even play 39 tournaments until his next two victories. So whether the labels were fair or not, which is a hotly debated golf nerd topic, it has become clear they are no longer applicable.