Tony Finau’s ancestral roots lie not too far from Melbourne in the South Pacific but he bleeds Red, White and Blue and could not be more motivated to play for Tiger Woods at this week’s Presidents Cup. After falling just short of making the United States team automatically, Finau was selected as a wild card by Woods to round out the powerful line-up to take on the Internationals at Royal Melbourne. The affable 30-year-old might be making his Presidents Cup debut but he is no stranger to representing his country having acquitted himself well, albeit in a losing cause, against Europe at last year’s Ryder Cup. “Having Tiger be captain, we’re very determined as a team to bring the Cup back,” Finau told Reuters in a telephone interview. He has never been to Australia but has heard nothing but rave reviews of Royal Melbourne and is keen to suss out the sandbelt course and come up with a gameplan.

Source: National Post December 08, 2019 07:52 UTC