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Tony Finau Finishes In Top 20 At Genesis Invitational
SALT LAKE CITY – Native Utahn and PGA Tour golfer Tony Finau finished inside the top 20 of the leaderboard at the 2023 The Genesis Invitational.
The Genesis Invitational took place at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, California from February 16-19.
Finau tied for 20th place after the four-round golf tournament. He was one of nine golfers to tie for 20th.
Despite, having his best day of the event on Sunday, shooting a 67, Finau finished the tourney at five-under-par, which was 12 strokes off the winner.
Tony Finau’s Scorecard
Round Two: 69
Round Three: 71
Round Four: 67
Tony Finau makes birdie from long range on the 9th! 🐤
📺: Golf Channel and @peacock pic.twitter.com/dAEjZ9glfy
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) February 17, 2023
By placing tied for 20th, Finau earned himself $197,667 and 43 FedEx points.
Leaderboard
- Jon Rahm (-17)
- Max Homa (-15)
- Patrick Cantlay (-14)
- Will Zalatoris (-13)
- Keith Mitchell (-12)
Tiger Woods tied for 45th with a final score of one-under-par.
New World No.1 pic.twitter.com/lmBOWM0teO
— The Genesis Invitational (@thegenesisinv) February 19, 2023
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. Finau is a five-time PGA Tour champion and has finished in the top five of each of golf’s major championships.
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Netflix Show
Finau recently landed on the cast for Netflix’s new documentary series on golf, “Full Swing.”
The series premiered 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 have a spot in 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. So, 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.”
