AUGUSTA, Georgia – Tony Finau got the surprise during Saturday’s long delay in the third round of the Masters.
While Finau waited for the rain to stop, he strolled into the caddy house at the Augusta National Golf Club. Jimmy Dunne, a member of the club, gave Finau his cell phone.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady, a seven-time Super Bowl champion, was on the phone over FaceTime.
“It was a pleasant surprise,” Finau said. “He said, ‘Playing great,’ and he followed. He was surprised we stopped. He said in the NFL if it’s raining, you don’t stop. I let him know, ‘Yeah, maybe. we are not as tough as you, “but he said,” No, that’s not the case. “We had a good laugh about that.”
Finau said he had met Brady once in 2017, when Brady was still playing for the New England Patriots. Finau said he grew up as a Dallas Cowboys fan, but now he rejoices especially for individual NFL players.
Finau did not say whether Brady gave him a pep talk during the weather delay that lasted more than an hour.
He shot 1-over 73 in the third round and is eight strokes behind leader Hideki Matsuyama starting Sunday.