Born in Salt Lake City of Tongan and Samoan descent.

First sport was fire-knife dancing, a Samoan ritual.

Member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints.

Attended West High, the same high school as 1926 U.S. Amateur champion and five-time PGA TOUR winner George Von Elm.

Played center on the basketball team and helped team reach the state tournament his junior and senior seasons. Averaged 11 rebounds per game as a senior. Chose to not pursue basketball and concentrated on golf instead despite college basketball scholarship offers. Turned professional at 17 after graduating high school.

Established The Tony Finau Foundation, built on a family discovered experience through the game of golf. It aims to empower and inspire youth and their families to discover, develop, and achieve the best of their gifts and talents through the game of golf, educational funding and core family values.

Third oldest of seven siblings, including four brothers and two sisters. Brother, Gipper, is the youngest player to make a Korn Ferry Tour cut, doing so at age 16 years, 20 days in Utah in 2006 (T58). His cousin is NBA basketball player Jabari Parker.

Finished second on Golf Channel's "Big Break Disney" in 2009.

Food lover. If not a professional golfer, he would be a chef.

Favorite teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Cowboys, the Utah Utes and the USC Trojans.

Was two-time medalist in the Utah state high school championship and a member of the 2006 state championship team. Was a first-team all-state selection four times.

Was 2007 Athlete of the Year at West High School.Turned professional out of high school at age 17 in 2007.

Won the Provo Open in 2012 and 2013.

Won the 2006 Utah State Amateur, beating Daniel Summerhays.

Won the Junior World Golf Championship in 2002.