Tony Finau has pulled out of the Hero World Challenge.
Finau was removed from Tiger Woods’ exhibition event in the Bahamas on Sunday night. As of Monday morning no reason was given from Finau or the PGA Tour for his withdrawal.
Finau had five top-10 finishes in 22 events in 2024, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Texas Children’s Houston Open. His success included being among the top 30 in the FedEx Cup points standings and reaching the Tour Championship, where he finished tied for 23rd. Finau also appeared for the United States at the 2024 Presidents Cup, going 2-2-0 in the Americans’ victory over the Internationals in Montreal. He has not played a PGA Tour event, however, since the Presidents Cup, and as of writing isn’t registered for the season-opening 2025 Sentry, a signature event on tour that’s a limited field, no-cut tournament.
The 35-year-old is coming off his 10th season on tour, accumulating five wins and more than $43 million in official earnings over 260 starts.
Though the Hero is not an official PGA Tour event, it does award Official World Golf Ranking points, as well as guaranteed payouts.
Sepp Straka will replace Finau in the competition. Straka is a two-time tour winner who appeared in last year’s Ryder Cup for Team Europe.
SOURCE: GOLFDIGEST.COM
