Tony Finau Withdraws From Grant Thornton Invitational, Replaced by Daniel Berger

The world No. 26 is continuing to recover from knee surgery and will miss the PGA Tour/LPGA mixed event.

Tony Finau, who's been at the center of off-season drama, has withdrawn from this week's mixed PGA Tour event. / Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal / USA TODAY NETWORK

Tony Finau has withdrawn from the Grant Thornton Invitational.

The six-time PGA Tour winner, who was slated play alongside LPGA superstar Nelly Korda, is citing a knee injury as his reason for missing the event.

I am disappointed to have to withdraw from the @gtinvitational as I continue to recover from my knee injury. Playing with @NellyKorda in 2023 was one of the highlights of my year. I look forward to cheering her on this week, and am thankful for her support and understanding as I… pic.twitter.com/KJiCCPuArF

— Tony Finau Golf (@tonyfinaugolf) December 11, 2024

Finau has been at the forefront of the offseason news cycle in professional golf over the past weeks. The 35-year-old pulled out of last week’s Hero World Challenge, causing golf fans to speculate for the second straight offseason whether Finau may join LIV Golf. Finau, however, came out and vehemently denied those rumors.

“I’m more than happy where I'm at on the PGA Tour and looking forward to 2025. When I tee it up in Maui, it will all go away, so, I don’t worry about it one bit,” Finau said to Golfweek.

Finau will be replaced in the field by Daniel Berger, who has already made seven starts since September. The 31-year-old had a strong FedEx Cup Fall, securing his PGA Tour card by jumping to the 100th spot on the list from outside of the top 125 at the start of the fall.