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Finau seeks to bounce back with another 3M Open victory

Former champion Tony Finau will bid to bounce back from his Open nightmare with a second victory in the 3M Open.

Scottie Scheffler's putter let him down on the last

Scheffler's streak ends as Harrington misses cut

Tony Finau edged in front at the Houston Open with a second round 62 as world number one Scottie Scheffler's record streak of consecutive under-par rounds came to an end.

Golf • 30 Mar 24

Tiger Woods removes his Frank headcover from his driver on the seventh hole tee during the first round

'Rusty' Tiger makes return, Harman and Finau share lead

Tiger Woods' first round of tournament golf in 236 days showed plenty of promise before a wayward drive with three holes to go led to a three-over-par 75 in the first round of the Hero World Challenge on Thursday.

Golf • 30 Nov 23

Finau: 'It's crazy how this game is, you never think you have a tournament won until it's over'

Finau wins in Mexico to claim sixth PGA Tour victory

Tony Finau claimed his sixth PGA Tour title and fifth in the last 20 months with a highly impressive victory in the Mexico Open.

Golf • 30 Apr 23

Rahm shoots course record at Mexico Open

Jon Rahm shot a course record 61 as his bid for a fifth win of the year moved up a gear in the third round of the Mexico Open.

Golf • 30 Apr 23

Finau moves out in front in Mexico

Tony Finau tied for the best round of the day with a seven-under-par 64 and moved into a one-shot lead through two rounds of the Mexico Open at Vidanta in Vallarta on Friday.

Golf • 29 Apr 23

Finau celebrates his third victory of the calendar year

Tony Finau cruises to victory at Houston Open

Tony Finau shot a final-round, 1-under 69 to coast to a four-stroke victory at the Cadence Bank Houston Open on Sunday.

Golf • 13 Nov 22

Tony Finau holds a 4-shot lead at Houston Open

Tony Finau fired a 68 on Saturday to maintain his four-stroke lead and match the 54-hole tournament record at the Cadence Bank Houston Open.

Golf • 13 Nov 22

Back-to-back PGA titles for Tony Finau in Detroit

Tony Finau on Sunday clinched back-to-back tour titles with a five-stroke win at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Golf • 01 Aug 22

'I'm looking forward to the challenge again,' Finau said ahead of Sunday's final round

Finau finely poised in bid for second title in a week

Tony Finau is four shots clear of the field at the Rocket Mortgage Classic as he looks to win a second PGA Tour title in a week.

Golf • 31 Jul 22

Finau and Pendrith share lead at Rocket Mortgage

Coming off a win Sunday at the 3M Open, Tony Finau stayed in stellar form and shot an 8-under-par 64 to tie Canada's Taylor Pendrith for the first-round lead at the Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit.

Golf • 29 Jul 22

Finau wins on the PGA Tour for the third time

Tony Finau finishes strongly to claim the 3M Open

Tony Finau rolled in four birdies on the back nine, including three in a row to break away from the pack Sunday and win the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities.

Golf • 24 Jul 22

Rory McIlroy had a vocal Canadian crowd behind him

McIlroy in share of lead ahead of final round

Rory McIlroy will take a share of the lead into the final round as he aims to retain the Canadian Open at St George's Golf & Country Club.

Golf • 11 Jun 22

Tony Finau and Shane Lowry shake hands on the 18th green during the final round

Lowry tied for 11th as Finau wins Northern Trust

Tony Finau took his second PGA Tour title with a play-off win over Cameron Smith at The Northern Trust, while Shane Lowry finished best of the Irish in a tie for 11th, eight shots off the winner.

Golf • 24 Aug 21

Homa holds play-off nerve to win Genesis Invitational

Max Homa held his nerve in a play-off with Tony Finau to to win the Genesis Invitational in California.

Golf • 22 Feb 21

Johnson wins in Saudi again - Sharvin best of the Irish

Dustin Johnson held his nerve to win the Saudi International for the second time in three years and extend his lead at the top of the world rankings.

Golf • 07 Feb 21

Finau withdraws from event after positive Covid test

American player Tony Finau has withdrawn from the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open in Las Vegas after testing positive for Covid-19.

Golf • 06 Oct 20

Tony Finau sets Memorial pace with McIlroy four back

Tony Finau set the first-round pace at the Memorial Tournament on Thursday, shooting a six-under 66 that left him four ahead of Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy.

Golf • 17 Jul 20

Rory McIlroy had another round to forget on the PGA Tour

Irish eyes not smiling at the RBC Heritage

Rory McIlroy's final-round troubles at the Charles Schwab Challenge followed him to the the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage event as he finished eight shots off the clubhouse lead, with Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell further back.

Golf • 18 Jun 20

Tony Finau the man to catch in Arizona

Tony Finau shot a nine-under 62 to take a one-stroke lead into the fourth and final day of the Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

Golf • 02 Feb 20

Tony Finau falls victim to Tiger 'the jokester'

Tony Finau was the victim of a prank when Tiger Woods called to reveal his captain's picks for next month's Presidents Cup in Australia, but he has adopted a forgive if not forget attitude about the conversation.

Golf • 25 Nov 19

Schauffele beats Finau in Shanghai play-off

Xander Schauffele beat Tony Finau in a play-off to win the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in Shanghai.

Golf • 28 Oct 18

Sergio García of Europe celebrates his putt on the 17th

Europe's charge continues at Le Golf National

Rory McIlroy and Sergio Garcia survived a nervy finish to lead from the front and beat Brooks Koepka and Tony Finau in the morning's fourballs as Europe extended their advantage to 8-4 at the Ryder Cup.

Golf • 29 Sep 18

'I'm so excited to be on the Ryder Cup team and cannot wait to get to Paris,' said Finau.

Finau earns final USA wild card selection for Ryder Cup

United States captain Jim Furyk has named Tony Finau as his final wild card selection for the Ryder Cup.

Golf • 10 Sep 18

Work began on Saturday evening to make Shinnecock Hill a more playable course

USGA stop short of apologising after US Open carnage

Tournament organisers admitted they went "too far" with the set up of Shinnecock Hills after a day of "carnage" in the 118th US Open, which left Daniel Berger, Tony Finau and Dustin Johnson in a tie for the lead on +3.

Golf • 17 Jun 18