Tony Finau Cards Four Bogeys To Close Even Par Second Round
Jun 13, 2025, 12:14 PM
OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 13: Tony Finau of the United States plays a shot from the 16th tee during the second round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 13, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
OAKMONT, Pennsylvania – Tony Finau started his second round strong, but three bogeys on his final four holes left him in danger of missing the cut into the weekend.
Finau ended his day tied for 70th with several golfers still on the course.
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Lehi resident Tony Finau (76-70) will make the cut in the U.S. Open. Nice par save on his last hole (No. 9), following three straight bogeys.
— Kurt Kragthorpe (@UtahGolfers) June 13, 2025
The projected cut of +7 would allow Finau to make his sixth cut in ten U.S. Open appearances.
Back Nine
Finau began the second round on the back nine after shooting a +6 (76) on Thursday.
After hitting par through three holes, Finau’s day truly began when he sandwiched a par on 14 between a pair of birdies.
The momentum was short-lived after a bogey on the 16th hole. His first bogey of the day dropped Finau to +5 through 25 holes.
After driving the 17th green, Tony Finau 3-putts for a par to stay at 1-under for the round; +5 for the championship
— Real Golf Radio (@RealGolf) June 13, 2025
Finau finished the back nine with consecutive pars to shoot a one-under 34.
Front Nine
Birdies on holes one and four on the front nine kept the Utah native rolling. He sat +3 for the tournament through 13 holes in round two.
A par on five set Finau up for a run to close the day.
Unfortunately, Finau tallied bogeys on the sixth, seventh, and eighth holes, falling back to six-over.
He closed the round with a par. Finau rebounded from a rough first day to log an even-par 70 in the second round.
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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.
Don't touch it!
Tony Finau hit a sprinkler head, startled a fan, and ended up in the grandstand! pic.twitter.com/vAd2bHb2aR
— U.S. Open (@usopengolf) June 12, 2025
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 to 2023.
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