Tony Finau

Tony Finau

(FEE-now)

Height: 6'4" (1.93 m)
Weight: 200 (91 kg)
Age: 34 (September 14, 1989)
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Residence: Lehi, Utah
Family: Wife, Alayna; Jraice, Leilene Aiaga, Tony, Sage, Sienna-Vee

Special Interests: Fire knife dancing, playing guitar, watching movies
Turned Professional: 2007
City plays from: Lehi, UT, United States


Exempt Status


PGA TOURTournament winner (thru 2027)

Career Victories


PGA TOUR Victories (6):
2016 (1) Puerto Rico Open at Coco Beach. 2021 (1) THE NORTHERN TRUST. 2022 (2) 3M Open, Rocket Mortgage Classic. 2023 (2) Cadence Bank Houston Open, Mexico Open at Vidanta.
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2014 (1) Stonebrae Classic.

Player Statistics


Career Low Round:

62 - 2023 Cadence Bank Houston Open (Round 2)

Career High FedExCup Rank:

#1 : 2021 THE NORTHERN TRUST

Career High Official World Golf Rank:

#9 : 2022 Fortinet Championship

Career Largest Paycheck:

$1,710,000 : 2021 THE NORTHERN TRUST (Finished 1)

2022-23 Season Highlights


Recorded multiple victories for the second consecutive seasons, with wins coming at the Cadence Bank Houston Open and Mexico Open at Vidanta.

PGA TOUR
Cadence Bank Houston Open - Won the Cadence Bank Houston Open by four strokes over Tyson Alexander, earning his fifth PGA TOUR victory and third in a seven-start stretch. Victory came in his 218th start at the age of 33 years, 1 month, 30 days. Held at least a share of the lead after each of the first three rounds, including a four-stroke lead entering the final round. Led the field in Driving Accuracy (39-of-52) and Birdies (22). Mexico Open at Vidanta - Won the Mexico Open at Vidanta by three strokes over Jon Rahm, earning his sixth PGA TOUR title and fourth in an 18-start stretch. Improved to 3-for-8 with the 54-hole lead/co-lead on TOUR.

National Team Selections


Presidents Cup : 2019, 2022 Ryder Cup : 2018, 2020

Career Records


PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 2 - 3)
Season Events Rounds 1st 2nd 3rd Top 10 Top 25 Cuts Made Cuts Missed WD FedExCup Rank Earnings
Total: 247 854 6 10 3 60 121 196 51 $38,358,179
2024 7 27 1 4 7 55 $979,175
2023 24 84 2 5 13 20 4 20 $5,867,652
2022 25 86 2 2 7 9 20 5 9 $6,117,886
2021 27 90 1 2 8 16 22 5 11 $5,740,097
2020 20 72 1 1 7 10 16 4 17 $2,932,286
2019 25 84 2 1 6 12 20 5 7 $4,344,380
2018 28 98 3 11 19 25 3 6 $5,620,138
2017 29 104 1 8 12 24 5 19 $2,838,629
2016 28 95 1 2 10 19 9 45 $1,814,790
2015 31 106 5 16 22 9 43 $2,095,186
2011 1 2 1
2008 1 2 1
2007 1 4 1 $7,960
(A) - Amateur

Top Tournaments


PGA TOUR
THE PLAYERS Championship Masters Tournament PGA Championship U.S. Open The Open Championship WGC-HSBC Champions WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession
2024 T45
2023 T19 T26 T72 T32 CUT T17
2022 CUT T35 T30 CUT T28 T35
2021 CUT T38 T8 T8 T15 T28 T34 14
2020 CNL T4 T53 T65
2019 T22 T5 T64 CUT 3 2 (P) T40 T27 T25
2018 T57 T10 T42 5 T9 T11 T17 T10 T27
2017 CUT T44 T27
2016 CUT CUT CUT T18
2015 T10 T14
FedExCup Playoffs
FedEx St. Jude Championship Dell Technologies Championship BMW Championship TOUR Championship
2023 64 T37 T20
2022 T5 T28 9
2021 1 (P) T15 T11
2020 CUT 5 17
2019 T30 4 7
2018 2 T4 T8 T15
2017 T54 T65 T7 T7
2016 12 T24 T66
2015 T16 CUT T47

Personal


  • Born in Salt Lake City of Tongan and Samoan descent.
  • First sport was fire-knife dancing, a Samoan ritual.
  • Member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints.
  • Third oldest of seven siblings, including four brothers and two sisters. Brother, Gipper, is the youngest player to make a Korn Ferry Tour cut, doing so at age 16 years, 20 days in Utah in 2006 (T58). His cousin is NBA basketball player Jabari Parker.
  • Played center on the basketball team and helped team reach the state tournament his junior and senior seasons. Averaged 11 rebounds per game as a senior. Chose to not pursue basketball and concentrated on golf instead despite college basketball scholarship offers. Turned professional at 17 after graduating high school.
  • Attended West High, the same high school as 1926 U.S. Amateur champion and five-time PGA TOUR winner George Von Elm.
  • Finished second on Golf Channel's "Big Break Disney" in 2009.
  • Favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Utah Utes and the USC Trojans.
  • Food lover. If not a professional golfer, he would be a chef.
  • Established The Tony Finau Foundation, built on a family discovered experience through the game of golf. It aims to empower and inspire youth and their families to discover, develop, and achieve the best of their gifts and talents through the game of golf, educational funding and core family values.