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HOUSTON – When comparing Saturday’s third round to the first two days at the 2022 Cadence Bank Houston Open, it’s hard to find many similarities.
Except a big one: the name at the top of the leaderboard.
Memorial Park Golf Course played much more difficult on moving day, thanks in large part to cooler temperatures and gusty winds. Players were faced with a difficult task of trying to find ways to score when there weren’t many to begin with.
Meanwhile, everyone who made the cut remains in pursuit of Tony Finau, who is in search of his fifth PGA Tour title.
Here are some takeaways from the third round of the Houston Open.
Finau in position for win No. 5
Tony Finau walks to the first hole to begin play during the third round of the Cadence Bank Houston Open golf tournament. (Photo: Erik Williams/USA TODAY Sports)
Coming into Saturday, Finau was in a good spot. With a four-shot lead and difficult conditions, he didn’t need to worry about going low or trying to expand his lead, he just needed to be in cruise control and continue his game.
And that’s exactly what he did.
Finau was in control from his opening tee shot. He was a master at work; automatic finding fairways, hardly missing greens, hitting solid putts. On a day there weren’t many under-par scores, Finau didn’t go chasing something that didn’t exist.
He’s well on his way to a fifth PGA Tour victory, shooting 2-under 68 in the third round. He had two birdies and no bogeys and didn’t really have many stressful moments. He has a four-shot lead with 18 holes to play.
Who can possibly catch Tony?
Ben Taylor takes a tee shot on the first hole during the third round of the Cadence Bank Houston Open golf tournament. (Photo: Erik Williams/USA TODAY Sports)
In the event Finau comes back to the field, Ben Taylor is best positioned to give chase.
Taylor has never finished in the top 10 during his PGA Tour career, but there’s a good chance that changes…
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