U.S. captain Tiger Woods made Lehi resident Tony Finau his first pick on Thursday in completing the team for next month’s Presidents Cup golf competition in Australia.
Woods actually may have had himself in mind as the No. 1 choice, but Finau was the first player announced as a captain's pick for the American team, followed by Patrick Reed, Gary Woodland and Woods.
In a media teleconference, Finau described himself as “extremely pumped and excited to play for Tiger,” after receiving the news in “a phone call I'll remember forever.”
Woods was a big influence on Finau's developing a love for golf as he grew up in Salt Lake City's Rose Park neighborhood.