Tony Finau Struggles Down The Stretch At Valero Texas Open
Apr 6, 2025, 7:44 PM
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - APRIL 03: Tony Finau of the United States walks on the 13th green during the first round of the Valero Texas Open 2025 at TPC San Antonio on April 03, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
(Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
SAN ANTONIO – Utah native and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau saw his entire Valero Texas Open experience play out in one final, up-and-down round on Sunday.
Finau had a double-bogey, five bogeys, and four pars to finish at +4 for the round and +5 overall. He finished tied for 56th on the leaderboard.
The Valero Texas Open was held at Oaks Course in San Antonio, Texas, from April 3 to 6.
Time to see whose star shines the brightest in San Antonio. ⭐️🏆
The Valero Texas Open is live on Golf Channel, then moves to NBC & Peacock at 3P ET. pic.twitter.com/bsRqtJBYjZ
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) April 6, 2025
Tony Finau Struggles With Inconsistencies In San Antonio
The first round was Finau’s best. He had five birdies and finished at three-under-par.
The highs and lows started to kick in on Friday. He had five bogeys, including three straight from holes 13 to 15. On 16, he made up for all of it with a hole in one.
The ace put him above the projected cutline to send him to the third and fourth rounds.
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WHEN HE NEEDED IT MOST‼️
Tony Finau makes an ACE on the 16th to get inside the projected cutline. pic.twitter.com/aImuCmaIf7
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 4, 2025
Conditions on the third day were not ideal, to say the least. Heavy winds plagued everyone to the point where only two golfers were able to shoot under 70 on the third day.
Finau posted a +4, which had his total at +1 for decision day.
Unfortunately, it was more of the same on Sunday. He started with a double-bogey on hole one, and the round didnt improve much from there.
Valero Texas Open Final Leaderboard
1. Brian Harman (-9)
2. Ryan Gerard (-6)
T3. Maverick McNealy (-5)
T3. Andrew Novak
T5. Bud Cauley (-4)
T5. Chan Kim
T5. Patrick Fishburn
T5. Thorbjørn Olesen
T5. Ryo Hisatsune
T5. Chad Ramey
T5. Tom Hoge
Final leaderboard @ValeroTXOpen 🤠
1. Brian Harman (-9) 🏆
2. Ryan Gerard (-6)
T3. Maverick McNealy (-5)
T3. Andrew Novak
T5. Bud Cauley (-4)
T5. Chan Kim
T5. Patrick Fishburn
T5. Thorbjørn Olesen
T5. Ryo Hisatsune
T5. Chad Ramey
T5. Tom Hoge— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) April 7, 2025
About Tony Finau
The Salt Lake City native has played professionally since 2007.
The Valero Texas Open was Finau’s ninth of 2025.
He started the 2025 PGA Tour season by tying for 15th at The Sentry on January 5. Following The Sentry, he missed the cut at The American Express and the Farmers Insurance Open later in the month.
Finau bounced back with a 13th and 5th place finish at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and The Genesis Invitational, respectively. In March, he tied for 36th at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, got cut at THE PLAYERS Championship, and tied for 32nd at the Texas Children’s Houston Open.
Finau has nine professional victories, including six on the PGA Tour. Finau won four events from 2022-23.
