How Tony Finau just had one of the Tour’s best putting rounds … ever

    Tony Finau rolled in a 28-foot, 5-incher. 

    And a 31-foot, 8-incher.

    And a 36-foot, 9-incher.

    And 45-foot, 5-incher. 

    And a 67-foot, 8-incher. 

    You want Fourth of July weekend fireworks? Here are Fourth of July weekend fireworks, which came during Friday’s second round of the John Deere Classic. Added together with his other 13 made putts at TPC Deere Run, Finau nearly set a record — he sank 236 feet, 3 inches worth of putts, which is the second-highest mark since 2004, when the PGA Tour started recording the stat. 

    Notably, there were also short makes among that total — a 4-incher, a 6-incher, an 11-incher, a 12-incher, a 17-incher and a 22-incher. Had Finau made 4 feet, 2 inches more, he would have surpassed Brett Geiberger’s mark of 240 feet, 4 inches, set during the first round of the 2006 Kemper. (During the second round of the 2022 Open Championship, Cameron Smith made 255 feet worth of putts — but the PGA Tour doesn’t track Open Championships.) 

    In Finau’s round, he averaged just over 13 feet of made putt per hole, and he had 27 total putts, including nine one-putts and no three-putts. He finished with a three-under 68. 

    As for how he started Saturday’s third round? He rolled in a 13-incher for birdie. 

    Below is a look at Finau’s makes over the 18 holes, along with the Tour’s top five in the category. 

    Distances of Tony Finau’s made putts during the John Deere Classic’s second round 

    Holes 10-18 (Finau stared on the back nine)
    577-yard, par-5 10th: 2 feet, 1 inch (par)
    440-yard, par-4 11th: 12 inches (bogey)
    192-yard, par-3 12th: 2 feet (bogey)
    428-yard, par-4 13th: 6 inches (par)
    369-yard, par-4 14th: 17 inches (par)
    474-yard, par-4 15th: 36 feet, 6 inches (birdie)
    164-yard, par-3 16th: 22 inches (par)
    565-yard, par-5 17th: 4 feet, 10 inches (birdie)
    480-yard, par-4 18th: 3 feet, 10 inches (par)

    Holes 1-9
    425-yard, par-4 1st: 3 feet (par)
    550-yard, par-5 2nd: 31 feet, 8 inches (eagle)
    197-yard, par-3 3rd: 67 feet, 8 inches (birdie)
    501-yard, par-4 4th: 4 inches (par)
    424-yard, par-4 5th: 28 feet, 5 inches (par)
    373-yard, par-4 6th: 2 feet, 1 inch (bogey)
    227-yard, par-3 7th: 45 feet, 5 inches (birdie)
    436-yard, par-4 8th: 11 inches (par)
    489-yard, par-4 9th: 2 feet, 9 inches (par)
    18-hole total: 236 feet, 3 inches

    Most feet of putts made in a PGA Tour round since 2004

    -Brett Geiberger, 2006 Kemper first round, 240 feet, 4 inches 

    -Tony Finau, 2026 John Deere Classic second round, 236 feet, 3 inches 

    -Sami Valinaki, 2025 Genesis Scottish Open second round, 226 feet, 5 inches  

    -Daniel Berger, 2019 3M Open final round, 223 feet, 6 inches  

    -Chris Stroud, 2014 Charles Schwab Challenge second round, 221 feet, 4 inches  

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