Tony Finau and wife Alayna aren’t ignoring the LIV Golf buzz. In the wake of the six-time PGA Tour winner withdrawing from this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas, rumors are swirling Finau could be defecting to the Saudi-backed league that his good friend,

Social media activity following Finau’s withdrawal from the Tiger Woods-hosted event has fuelled speculation he could leave the PGA Tour.

Tony Finau, No. 26 in the Official World Golf Ranking, won’t tee it up this week at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas for Tiger Woods’ silly-season event. Finau hasn’t played since the Presidents Cup, where he went 2-2-0 in Team USA’s win.

After initially committing to this week’s Hero World Challenge, the 20-man event hosted by Tiger Woods every December, Finau pulled out at the last minute due to undisclosed reasons. The PGA Tour Communications team released an updated field on Monday morning, which included 2023 Ryder Cup player Sepp Straka taking Finau’s place.

NASSAU, The Bahamas—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.

Tony Finau's move to LIV Golf, where his close friend Jon Rahm has a vacant spot on his team, has never seemed more likely as we delve into his earnings, relationships and links with the rebel circuit

Tony Finau is no longer in the field for this week's Hero World Challenge, the annual exhibition event in the Bahamas hosted by Tiger Woods. Finau has not commented and tournament organizers have not given a reason for his withdrawal as of Monday afternoon.

Tony Finau was removed from the field at Tiger Woods' Hero World Classic in the Bahamas, spawning further LIV Golf speculation.

Tony Finau has pulled out of this week's Hero World Challenge on the PGA Tour with the six-time winner continuing to be linked with a move to LIV Golf