Tony Finau Stays Outside Top 100 With U.S. Open Path Narrowing
tony finau is still outside the top 100 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and his path to the U.S. Open has narrowed to two routes. He can either break into the top 60 by June 15 or get through Final Qualifying on June 8.
Finau's ranking window
The top-60 cutoff lands the day after the RBC Canadian Open, leaving little margin for error. Finau also needs to protect a long run at the championship: he has played in seven consecutive U.S. Opens and is at risk of seeing that streak end.
He has been here before. At Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in 2018, Finau played in the final group on Sunday, shared a four-way tie for the lead entering the last round, and finished tied for fifth after bogeying three of his first four holes.
Shinnecock Hills pressure
That 2018 run still stands as one of his strongest major showings. Finau tied for fifth at that U.S. Open, and he has five top-five major finishes in his career.
His recent form has moved the needle only so far. He shot 67-63-69-65 to finish sixth at THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson, but he remains outside the top 100 in the world ranking. That leaves the U.S. Open chase tied to either a climb in the next three weeks or a single day in Final Qualifying.
Greyserman and Potgieter
Finau is not the only player still fighting for a place. Greyserman jumped one spot in the rankings after finishing tied for ninth in Dallas, while Potgieter sat 76th in the world after a PGA Championship week that started with him tied for third through 36 holes and ended outside the top 30.
Greyserman has made five cuts in seven professional major starts and has never finished worse than T33 when he has reached the weekend. He also has three top-25 finishes in major championship play, while Potgieter has already shown he can surge early before fading over four rounds.
For Finau, the next stretch is simple: climb fast enough to land inside the top 60 by June 15, or take the harder route at Final Qualifying on June 8. A missed chance would end a seven-year run at one of golf's biggest stages.
