Tony Finau vs Jason Day Prediction: Finau to win this day one encounter

On day 1 of the Wells Fargo Championship, Tony Finau will play Jason Day at the Quail Hollow Club. Both golfers will have high hopes here after an excellent career. Let’s look into this game and give a prediction. 

Tony Finau plays on the PGA Tour, and when he turned professional at 17, he played on mini-tours, including the Gateway Tour, NGA Hooters Tour, and National Pro Tour.

In 2013, Tony Finau played on the PGA Tour Canada 2013 and the 2013 Web.com Tour qualifying school to earn a card in 2014. Tony Finau won his maiden title on the PGA Tour at the Puerto Rico Open. He won a sudden-death playoff over Steve Marino with a birdie on the third extra hole. Tony Finau lost a playoff against Xander Schauffele in the WGC-HSBC Champions 2018, but he still won over $1,000,000 by finishing second.

In 2021, Tony Finau won the Northern Trust, beating Cameron Smith in a playoff. However, he won the 3M Open and the Rocket Mortgage Classic in successive weeks before winning the Cadence Bank Houston Open and Mexico Open in 2023.

Australian Jason Day earned his PGA Tour membership in his teens. In 2015, he won the HP Byron Nelson Championship and finished second in the Masters and U.S. Open. In 2015, Jason Day recorded his breakout season, winning five events, including the PGA Championship, a major championship. At the end of 2015, Jason Day finished number in the World Rankings, and with his Players Championship win in 2016, he maintained that feat. However, Jason Day has fallen off, finishing outside the top 100 until 2023, when he won the AT&T Byron Nelson, sending him back to the top 20. Jason Day has 13 PGhasurs, 2 FedEx Cup FedExffs events, World Golf Championship twice, and other PGA Tour.

These two golfers have had good careers, and looking at how outstanding they have been over the years, we can be confident they will show class here. At the moment, Tony Finau is just better than Jason Day, looking at their form in recent tournaments. Therefore, while the better golfer is expected to win, I am backing Finau in this day-one action.