Tony Finau Ends 5-year Drought and Wins Northern Trust

Tony Finau Ends 5-year Drought and Wins Northern Trust
Tony Finau poses with the Wanamaker Trophy after winning The Northern Trust golf tournament at Liberty National Golf Course in Jersey City, N.J., on Aug. 23, 2021. John Minchillo/AP Photo
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JERSEY CITY, N.J.—Tony Finau was developing a label as the player who did everything right but win. What he never lost was his belief he could beat the best.

That moment finally arrived late Monday afternoon at The Northern Trust against the sunlit backdrop of the Manhattan skyline. Finau delivered the best back nine of his career to track down Jon Rahm, the world’s No. 1 player, and then beat Cameron Smith in a playoff.