Tony Finau Included In 16 Player QBE Shootout Field This Week
Dec 7, 2020, 2:35 PM
Tony Finau of the United States reacts after a putt on the third green during the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on May 26, 2019 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Tony Finau has been included in the 16-man field for this week’s QBE Shootout event in Naples, Florida.
The QBE Shootout is unlike any PGA Tour event as the tournament is a team-based competition that is played under differing formats.
Finau & Champ
Finau will partner alongside Cameron Champ. The two combine for three career PGA Tour victories and are known as some of the longest hitters of the golf ball.
Cameron Champ returns to play this week at the @QBEshootout! He will play alongside @tracker_tony in a 3 day, 2 man event that has different formats each day. The tournament runs this Friday-Sunday.
— Cameron Champ Tracker (@CamChampTracker) December 7, 2020
The two have never been partnered in the QBE Shootout before. However, at the PGA Championship in August of this year, they managed to both finish inside the top 10 with Finau in a tie for fourth and Champ a tie for tenth.
Playing Format & Broadcast Info
The tournament event will begin on Friday, December 11th with a scramble format, Saturday will involve a modified alternate shot and the final round on Sunday will be a better ball format.
The broadcast will be available on both the Golf Channel and NBC. Golf Channel will broadcast the entirety of Friday’s proceedings.
Finau and Champ will be competing for the $3.6 million purse, one of the higher purses on the PGA calendar.
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