Eclectic field at U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee

~ Pavin will try to become the tournament's first repeat champion.

MILWAUKEE -- Corey Pavin has only glanced at the field at this week's U.S. Bank Championship.

He wouldn't see a whole lot of names he knows, anyway.

Pavin, the defending champion and 1995 U.S. Open winner, is one of the few marquee players at the PGA's stateside tour stop opposite the British Open that begins today. In the 40 years of the tournament, no defending champion has ever repeated, but Pavin stands a better chance than most at the event where Tiger Woods made his pro debut in 1996.

"I haven't even looked at the field that much," said Pavin, who won for the first time in a decade with his victory at the Brown Deer Golf Course last year. "I just feel like I'm another player this week. It's obviously nice that I won last year, but it all starts from scratch this year."

It will be a whole new experience for 17-year-old Tony Finau, one of the more interesting standouts among the eclectic field of journeymen and perennial qualifying school participants.

Finau, who declined a scholarship offer from BYU, turned pro in May and made the field by shooting a 64, a course-record, at a Monday qualifier near Milwaukee. It was Finau's first attempt at qualifying for a spot in a PGA tournament.

"I've always worked hard playing golf, I've never done anything else," Finau said. "I just knew I had it in me to play professional golf."

Finau, who claims he hits it 330 yards off the tee, said making the field was the hardest part and he expects to make the cut in his first event.