Finau Shoots Third Round 67, Sits Three Back Of Leaders At PGA Championship
Aug 8, 2020, 7:27 PM | Updated: 7:28 pm
Photo courtesy of Abigail Keenan for the Tony Finau Foundation
SAN FRANCISCO, California – Tony Finau shot a 67 (-3) during Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship, finishing three shots off the lead.
Finau nearly rolled in a long birdie putt on the 18th hole, but it just slid by the hole. He finished with a tap-in par putt.
Just misses the birdie putt. Tap-in par at 18
Tony shot 67(-3) today
He is -6 for the tournament, and is currently T10
— Tony Finau Tracker (@tracker_tony) August 9, 2020
Tony’s Round
Finau began his round at 2:00 p.m. mountain time, sinking three straight par putts to get his round off to a solid start. He followed that up with his best stretch of the day, scoring three birdies out of the next four holes.
Finau gave a shot back on the par-4 9th hole, following with another birdie on the par-5 10th.
After a bogey at 12, Finau finished the round with the highlight of his day. Facing a 50-foot putt on the par-3 17th, Finau calmly rolled the ball in the cup, scoring a birdie for the hole.
From way down town!!!
And that little smile at the end. @tonyfinaugolf in contention after three rounds of the #PGAChampionship.@KSLSports pic.twitter.com/hKDNgjHwZZ— Sam Farnsworth (@SFarnsworthKSL) August 9, 2020
A par at the 18th gave him a total of -3 for the round, and -6 after 54 holes.
Finau’s Chances On Sunday
Finau is being heralded as a dark-horse contender by some on social media.
Tony Finau is going to win tomorrow. He’s going to shoot 65, get to -11, and win by 1. The haters will be so mad
— Adam (@adamg1224) August 9, 2020
Tony Finau with his own phenomenal putt on 17 and he's got a real shot at winning his 1st major if he can put in a good effort on Sunday. https://t.co/DkJ7tY8esA
— John Bava III (@LWOSJohnBava) August 9, 2020
Maybe there is only room for one Utah person to win a clutch tournament game this weekend. I’m calling it. Tony Finau finally wins a major tomorrow.#PGA #pgachampionship2020
— THE Aggie Fan Dan™ (@USUtheRightBlue) August 9, 2020
Finau trails leader Dustin Johnson by three shots. Johnson’s eight birdies buoyed him against a bogey on the par-4 6th hole and a double bogey at the par-4 9th. Johnson shot -5 for the day, and sits at -9 for the tournament.
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