Tony Finau Climbs To T-17 At PGA Championship Heading Into Weekend
May 16, 2025, 7:22 PM
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - MAY 15: Tony Finau of the United States watches a tee shot on the 16th hole during the first round of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Country Club on May 15, 2025 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
(Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Utah native and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau climbed 12 spots into the top 20 of the PGA Championship to slot in at T17 heading into moving day.
Finau shot one under on day one and improved by one stroke in the second round to move his overall score to -3.
Big-time roll 🦅 #PGAChamp pic.twitter.com/RJJEsjzT5v
— PGA Championship (@PGAChampionship) May 16, 2025
Tony Finau Sets Himself Up For Weekend Run At PGA Championship
The PGA Championship was held at Quail Hollow Golf Club in Charlotte, North Carolina, from May 15 to 18.
Finau’s first round was solid. He basically traded bogeys and birdies until ending off with a birdie to finish day one at -1. Other than shots gained on the approach, Finau’s placed outside of the top 25 in every stat in round one.
Day two looked a lot different.
Finau was top 25 in seven of the 13 performance stats. He was tied for first in sand saves, tied for 17th in overall shots gained, eighth in driving distance, and tied for 17th in driving accuracy.
However, early in his round, you wouldn’t have predicted the jump in play. He started with two bogeys in his first three holes. From there, it was nearly perfect golf.
Birdies on holes 7 and 10 brought him back to even par. A three-putt on hole 12 resulted in a bogey. He capped off his round with an eagle on 15 and a birdie on 17.
Heading into the weekend, Finau sits five strokes behind Jhonattan Vegas, who leads the field.
Great finish by Tony Finau with eagle on 15 and birdie on 17 to shoot 69 and jump into a tie for 17th at -3 heading into the weekend @PGAChampionship pic.twitter.com/8cg0vja0DE
— Real Golf Radio (@RealGolf) May 17, 2025
PGA Championship: Round Two Leaderboard
1. Jhonattan Vegas (-8)
T2. Matthieu Pavon (-6)
T2. Matt Fitzpatrick (-6)
T2. Si Woo Kim (-6)
T5. Max Homa (-5)
T5. Scottie Scheffler (-5)
T7. Michael Thorbjornsen (-4)
T7. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-4)
T7. Ryan Fox (-4)
T7. Alex Smalley (-4)
T7. J.T. Poston (-4)
T7. Robert MacIntyre (-4)
T7. Sam Stevens (-4)
T7. Denny McCarthy (-4)
T7. Ryan Gerard (-4)
T7. Garrick Higgo (-4)
T17. Tony Finau (-3)
T17. J.J. Spaun (-3)
T17. Aaron Rai (-3)
T17. Taylor Pendrith (-3)
T17. Bryson DeChambeau (-3)
T17. Richard Bland (-3)
T17. Davis Riley (-3)
T17. Alex Noren (-3)
T17. Ryo Hisatsune (-3)
T17. Ben Griffin (-3)
About Tony Finau
The Salt Lake City native has played professionally since 2007.
The PGA Championship was Finau’s 12th competition 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.
He went through a bit of a slump in April, with two finishes outside of the top 30 and missing the cut at the Masters. He bounced back in May with a T15 finish at the Truist Championship.
Finau has nine professional victories, including six on the PGA Tour. Finau won four events from 2022-23.
