SALT LAKE CITY – Native Utahn and professional golfer Tony Finau placed inside the top 15 at the 2023 Waste Management Phoenix Open tournament.
The event took place at TPC Scottsdale in Scottsdale, Arizona from February 9-12.
Finau tied for 14th place alongside five other athletes.
It was Finau’s fifth time finishing in the top 15 in the last six tournaments that he’s competed in. The Phoenix Open was his fourth event of the 2023 calendar year.
After recording a score of 67 in round three of play, Finau posted his worst day in Scottsdale on Sunday with a scorecard of 71.
Finau at WM Phoenix Open
Round One: 70
Round Two: 68
Round Three: 67
Round Four: 71
WM Phoenix Open Leaderboard
- Scottie Scheffler (-19)
- Nick Taylor (-17)
- Jon Rahm (-14)
- Justin Thomas (-13)
- Jason Day (-12)
About Tony Finau
Finau was born in Salt Lake City. He turned professional in 2007.
In addition to competing on the PGA Tour, Finau has also participated in the European Tour, PGA Tour Canada, and Web.com Tour. He’s won five times on the PGA Tour. He’s finished in the top five of each of golf’s major championships.
Netflix Show
Finau recently landed on the cast for Netflix’s upcoming documentary series on golf called “Full Swing.”
The series premieres on the streaming service on February 15.
“This immersive documentary series follows a diverse group of professional golfers — on and off the course — during a relentless season of competition,” reads Netflix’s description of the docuseries.
Finau is one of more than a dozen professional golfers that will be featured throughout the series.
In a preview of the series written by PGATour.com’s Cameron Morfit, Finau discussed what it was like to be part of the show and the experience of having a television crew around him.
“They were everywhere,” Finau said. “On off-weeks they were home with me. I felt like they did a lot of filming. I knew when I said yes that that was a possibility. I told my wife. She was all-in; she didn’t mind it.”
Finau added that the crew ended up spending time with him and his family in the Beehive State.
“It got to a point where it felt like they were just a fly on the wall,” Finau continued. “We got to know the crew because it was the same people. They visited Utah, we had a great old time. They ended up being people I’d call friends now. I’ve got a great relationship with some of them.”
Source: KSL Sport
