Tony Finau Falls Out Of Contention At Memorial Tournament After Rough Third Round
May 31, 2025, 7:02 PM
DUBLIN, OHIO - MAY 30: Tony Finau of the United States plays a shot from the fifth tee during the second round of the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday 2025 at Muirfield Village Golf Club on May 30, 2025 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
(Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
DUBLIN, Ohio – Utah native and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau had his worst round at the Memorial Tournament and is seemingly out of contention heading into the final round.
Finau shot +4 on day three, moving him to +5 overall and tied for 31st on the leaderboard.
What do ya say we do it all again tomorrow pic.twitter.com/ob5jdgBp4W
— the Memorial (@MemorialGolf) May 31, 2025
Tony Finau Slides Down Leaderboard In Third Round
The Memorial Tournament was held at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio, from May 29 to June 1.
Ironically, and unfortunately for Finau, his front and back nines were eerily similar.
In his first five holes, he settled for five bogeys on holes 1, 4, and 5. He made up some ground with a birdie just after on hole six.
On the back nine, he shot three bogeys on holes 10, 11, and 14. He followed that with a birdie on 15. All in all, he shot +4 for the day. That was tied for the fourth-worst score on moving day amongst all golfers who made the cut. Austin Eckroat shot a +9, Justin Rose and Akshay Bhatia shot +8, and a handful of golfers shot +5.
Despite posting an unimpressive round, Finau still garnered some attention at Muirfield Village. To combat recent putting problems, he took a one-handed swing. Literally.
Tony Finau made this putt one-handed 😲 pic.twitter.com/lbrd1PgBXv
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 31, 2025
Ironically, that putt was for his birdie on hole 15. Finau finished near dead last in the field for shots gained while putting. As the last few holes came around, he tried his hand at a new technique.
Scottie Scheffler, who shot -4 in the round, leads the field at -8 overall.
What else will Scottie add this summer? 👀 pic.twitter.com/wQuqFSTbXo
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) May 31, 2025
The Memorial Tournament: Round Three Leaderboard
1. Scottie Scheffler (-8)
2. Ben Griffin (-7)
3. Nick Taylor (-6)
T4. Sepp Straka (-3)
T4. Keegan Bradley (-3)
T4. Jordan Spieth (-3)
T7. Rickie Fowler (-2)
T7. Patrick Cantlay (-2)
T7. Shane Lowry (-2)
T10. Jacob Bridgeman (-1)
T10. Russell Henley (-1)
T31. Tony Finau (+5)
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.
