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Tony Finau Tied For 11th Entering Final Round Of WGC-Workday Championship

Feb 27, 2021, 9:36 PM

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Tony Finau of the United States plays his shot from the sixth tee during the third round of the World Golf Championships-Workday Championship at The Concession on February 27, 2021 in Bradenton, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

(Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – After a big second round, Tony Finau dropped down the leaderboard after the third round of the WGC-Workday Championship.

Tony Finau is currently -9 for the WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida and tied for 11th. The Rose Park, Utah native had a tremendous second round on Friday, shooting five-under and was tied for fifth place going into the third round.

On Saturday, Finau shot an even-par 72 and dropped six spots on the leaderboard.

Finau started the third round from the first hole and picked up a birdie. He went on to notch par on No. 2 and 3 before getting back-to-back bogeys. It was a strong finish on the front nine, getting par on No. 6, birdie on No. 7 and rounded out the front with back-to-back pars. He went even on the front nine.

Another strong start on the back nine with a birdie on No. 10 and then scoring a par on the next two holes. Finau struggled on the 13th hole with a double bogey before getting par on the next three holes. He finished the back nine and the round with a birdie on No. 17 and par on No. 18, while going even par on the back nine.

For the round, Finau had 4 birdies, 11 pars, two bogeys and a double bogey.

Here is the leaderboard entering the final round on Sunday.

1. Collin Morikawa (-15)

T-2. Brooks Koepka (-13)

T-2. Billy Horschel (-13)

4. Webb Simpson (-12)

T-5. Rory McIlroy (-11)

T-5. Patrick Reed (-11)

T-7. Matthew Fitzpatrick (-10)

T-7. Hideki Matsuyama (-10)

T-7. Scottie Scheffler (-10)

T-7. Viktor Hovland (-10)

T-11. Tony Finau (-9)

T-11. Louis Oosthuizen (-9)

T-11. Abraham Ancer (-9)

Finau will tee off at 10:50 p.m. MST and will be paired with Sergio Garcia.

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Tony Finau Tied For 11th Entering Final Round Of WGC-Workday Championship