In the midst of sharing images of the best drives and putts from the Memorial Tournament on its social media accounts over the weekend, the PGA Tour promoted a special video interview with Utah’s Tony Finau.
In it, Finau talks about honoring her mother’s memory over Memorial Day weekend and baptizing her son, noting that it was great to spend time with so many of her loved ones.
“There were great vibes everywhere,” he said.
Tony Finau’s mother.
Finau, who is from Utah, lost his mother in 2011. Vena Finau died in a car accident in Nevada, as KSL reported at the time.
Throughout his career, Tony Finau has been open about his close relationship with his mother and his family’s efforts to honor her memory.
In 2020, he worked with the PGA Tour on an animated video about Vena, which was released on Mother’s Day. It features the story of her skipping a meal to ensure he had enough resources to continue playing golf, as the Deseret News reported at the time.
“On this Mother’s Day, I am grateful for my mom, the sacrifices she made and everything she has done for me in my life,” Finau says in the animated video.
On this Mother’s Day, I honor my mom and all the sacrifices she made to make my dreams come true. I love you and miss you, mom. pic.twitter.com/kPX30tBh4I
– Tony Finau Golf (@tonyfinaugolf) May 10, 2020
In this weekend’s interview, conducted by KeynoteUSA as part of its coverage of the Memorial Tournament, Finau described visiting his grave in a cemetery in Lehi, Utah, with his father, all of his siblings and all of his children.
“There were more than 30 of us,” he said, noting that they had a picnic and played soccer.
“Overall, it was a great moment to remember the wonderful mother we had,” Finau added.
In the full version of the Memorial Tournament interview, shared by the KeynoteUSA golf coverage team, Finau confirmed that he still wears green on Sundays to honor his mother. Green was her favorite color.
“You will see me dressed in green loud and proud,” he said.
Tony Finau religion
Finau did not go into details about his son’s baptism during the interview with KeynoteUSA.
He shared more about this in an Instagram post uploaded on Monday, June 3.
“Happy Monday! With the birth of a new week, I was reminded how precious rebirth is over the weekend. My son Sage was baptized with his cousin Keisen and confirmed as a member (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days)”, Finau wrote.
As the post makes clear, Finau and his family are Latter-day Saints. He himself baptized his son.
“I am very grateful for his example for me. “I am grateful that he asked me to participate and do these sacred experiences with him,” she wrote on Instagram.
Tony Finau results
Finau finished tied for eighth in the Memorial Tournament, seven behind the winner, Scottie Scheffler.
It was his third top-10 finish of 2024. His best finish so far this year was second place at the Houston Open in March.
Finau will next play in this week’s US Open, which is the third of the season’s four major tournaments.
Finau has 45-1 odds to win the 2024 US Open, according to KeynoteUSA Sports.
He finished tied for 18th at the PGA Championship in May, as the Deseret News previously reported.
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