LEHI, Utah — Few golfers could have bounced back the way Tony Finau did after sustaining a high-ankle sprain on the eve of his Masters debut this year. But then, Finau is not your typical PGA Tour member. The first sticks he played with had a knife on one end and flames shooting off them, and his misses left scars on his forearms.

Finau’s Masters misadventure took place during the par-3 contest. After acing the seventh hole, he took off running in celebration, spun around, stumbled, landed awkwardly and popped his left ankle out of place. As his wife looked on, flabbergasted, Finau pushed the bone back in place as if he were clicking together Lego pieces. He then walked Augusta National’s hilly terrain for four days on the bruised, swollen joint, and finished in a tie for 10th.

No one would be shocked if Finau, 28, improved on that showing at this week’s United States Open. The Shinnecock Hills course, with five of its par-4s measuring at least 485 yards and a 616-yard par-5, favors his length off the tee; he is ranked second on the tour in driving distance (315.3). He also has become a fixture on the leader boards, with 11 top-25 finishes in 18 starts this season.

“He’s become a complete player,” said Phil Mickelson, the five-time major winner who is seeking his first United States Open title. “He obviously has power, but what he’s really developed is his ability to hit shots into targets, to work his short irons, to maneuver the ball.”