But the Washington native is doing plenty of homework and getting pumped […] In December 2019, Finau played on the U.S. team at the 2019 Presidents Cup at Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Australia. When Brooks Koepka notified his Presidents Cup teammates that he wouldn’t be making the trip to Royal Melbourne because of a left-knee injury, arguably no player was more bummed than Tony Finau. “It was the total package of a prank. The Utah native is back, as one of the top 12 golfers for the U.S., and he will compete in the biennial Presidents Cup matches this week at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia. Cantlay, Finau share second – and may share a Presidents Cup team room Both players are in the hunt to qualify for the U.S. Presidents Cup team August 16, 2019 Finau said he will not hold any hard feelings against Woods for his prank. The U.S. team won 16–14. Finau played on the 2018 U.S. Ryder Cup team that lost to Europe in France one year ago, but thanks to Tiger’s pick, he’ll make his first Presidents Cup appearance at Royal Melbourne in December. Tony Finau, who just missed making the Presidents Cup team on points, is in contention in Las Vegas and hoping to impress U.S. Captain Tiger Woods 9) will make his Presidents Cup debut after narrowly missing out on one of the eight automatic qualifying spots. Like some of the caddies, the 31-year-old Bodine has yet to set foot on Royal Melbourne, or even the continent of Australia. CARY, NORTH CAROLINA (REUTERS) - Tony Finau was the victim of a prank when Tiger Woods called to reveal his captain's picks for next month's Presidents Cup in … Tony Finau, who just missed making the Presidents Cup team on points, is in contention in Las Vegas and hoping to impress U.S. Captain Tiger Woods Tony Finau was the victim of a prank when Tiger Woods called to reveal his captain's picks for next month's Presidents Cup, but has adopted a forgive if not forget attitude about the conversation. Finau went 0–1–3 and halved his Sunday singles match against Hideki Matsuyama. The 30-year-old recorded another consistent season on the PGA TOUR in 2018-19 that resulted in six top-10 finishes in 25 starts and … “I was happy that phone call ended a good way and not a sad way,” Finau said. In February 2020, Finau lost the Waste Management Phoenix Open in a sudden death playoff to Webb Simpson. Last year, Tony Finau played in the Ryder Cup and was one of the standouts for the losing United States team, winning two of his three matches. Greg Bodine is preparing to loop for Tony Finau in the 30-year-old’s second U.S. team appearance at next week’s Presidents Cup.
Tony Finau was the victim of a prank when Tiger Woods called to reveal his captain's picks for next month's Presidents Cup, but has adopted a forgive if not forget attitude about the conversation. Tony Finau (No. Finau was one of the top performers in the losing U.S. effort against Europe in the 2018 Ryder Cup.