Tony Finau Slides Down U.S. Open Leaderboard On Moving Day, Shoots +4
Jun 14, 2025, 2:31 PM
OAKMONT, PENNSYLVANIA - JUNE 14: Tony Finau of the United States acknowledges the crowd on the seventh green during the third round of the 125th U.S. OPEN at Oakmont Country Club on June 14, 2025 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
(Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)
OAKMONT, Pa. – Utah native and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau dropped eight spots on the U.S. Open leaderboard during Saturday’s third round.
Shooting a +4 put him at +10 overall and placed him T52 when his round concluded.
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Tony Finau Unable To Recreate Round Two Magic On Saturday
Widely considered the toughest test in golf, shooting even par at Oakmont Country Club is a feat. Finau did that on Friday, which allowed him to make the cut, something six former U.S. Open champions couldn’t say this year.
However, his third round was more reminiscent of his first.
The front nine was rough for Finau; he carded five bogeys and four pars. He made up some ground on the 10th as he holed an improbable long putt for a birdie.
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His round ultimately came to a close with one more birdie, one more bogey, and a handful of pars. At +10 overall, he sat just outside the top 50.
A recent theme for Finau continued in the wet conditions, as putting struggles plagued the Utah native. He lost more than a full stroke to the field in strokes gained putting.
With that said, the lightning-quick greens, narrow fairways, and sporadic bunkers had nearly every golfer in a chokehold. Midway through the third day, only three golfers were at even par or better overall.
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 and a top-20 finish at the PGA Championship.
Finau has nine professional victories, including six on the PGA Tour. Finau won four events from 2022 to 2023.
