Protestors gathered at Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, Utah, earlier this week to protest Tony Finau, holding signs with messages such as “Tony Pay Your Debts” and “Tony Pay Your Family Back.”
Finau has been in a long-running dispute over money he’s alleged to owe investors who funded his early professional playing career.
Finau arrived at the golf course Monday morning to find about 12 or so people at the front gates of the course where he holds his annual golf tournament and clinic
In a report by deseret.com, protestors were there more than two hours before Finau and his family arrived.
“This is all about awareness,” protest organizer Rocky Bowlby told the Deseret News. “No one knows the real Tony.”
The news outlet tried to get comment from Finau but was told to leave the premises.
Deseret News reports that:
Bowlby said Finau or his family members such as father Kelepi “Gary” Finau and brother Gipper Finau owe him more than $100,000 for loans, rent payments, cars, travel to China, and the like, but he is not seeking compensation through legal action.
Monolai Hola, however, is taking such action. In a lawsuit he filed against Finau, Hola claims he’s owed more than $600,000 and is also seeking 20 percent of Finau’s professional winnings, according to court documents.
There were two cases against Finau but one of them was dropped in February. Hola’s suit is scheduled for trial in September and Desert News reports it’s most certainly not going to be settled out of court ahead of time.
