Tony Finau Masters Finishes

Tony Finau earned his third top-10 in four Masters appearances with a tie for 10th place last year in what was a stellar season for the 32-year-old.

He added a top-10 at the PGA Championship and qualified for the season-ending playoffs.

Then, five years and nine runner-up finishes since his last PGA Tour victory, Finau won in a playoff at Liberty National Golf Club.

After finishing T11 in the final points standings, the Salt Lake City native helped the United States to victory over Europe in last year’s Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.

Finau is the first player of Tongan and Samoan descent on the PGA Tour. He is cousins with NBA player Jabari Parker of the Sacramento Kings.

Although Finau had college scholarship offers in basketball, he turned professional at the age of 17 and began playing on mini-tours including the Gateway Tour, NGA Hooters Tour, and National Pro Tour.

Finau and his brother Gipper competed on the Golf Channel’s The Big Break in 2009. Finau finished second on Big Break Disney Golf.

Finau played on the PGA Tour Canada in 2013, making seven cuts in eight starts. He finished T-3 at the 2013 Web.com Tour qualifying school to earn his Web.com Tour card for 2014.

He won his first title in August 2014 at the Stonebrae Classic. He finished 8th in the regular season, and 12th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In March 2016, Finau won his maiden title on the PGA Tour at the Puerto Rico Open.

He won in a sudden death playoff over Steve Marino with a birdie on the third extra hole.

He had earlier missed a putt for the victory outright on the 72nd green. The result moved Finau into the top 25 in the FedEx Cup standings.