Adorable video of fresh-faced Rory McIlroy gushing about Tony Finau’s family resurfaces as the childhood friends meet in US Open third round

An adorable video of a young Rory McIlroy talking about his friendship with Tony Finau has emerged after the golf stars reunited at the US Open on Saturday.

McIlroy, 35, and Finau, 34, are now established professionals, but the Northern Irishman once stayed at the Utah native’s house as a child during a summer holiday to the US.

“They’re a really nice family,” says a fresh-faced McIlroy in an old clip from PGA of Americawhen both golfers competed in the 2004 Junior Ryder Cup.

‘And I’ve had very good experiences with it.’

While the pair played together at Pinehurst, the clip went viral when it was posted by Rory McIlroy trackerwhich had over 110,000 views at the time of writing.

Rory McIlroy and Tony Finau spoke about their friendship at the 2004 Junior Ryder Cup

McIlroy stayed at Finau’s house one summer as a child and the pair became friends afterward

The old friends were paired together on Saturday when they played in the US Open at Pinehurst

In the video, Finau also talked about his sweet friendship with McIlroy.

“I couldn’t wait to see him, and when I saw him at the hotel I hugged him,” he said. And we had a good time.’

McIlroy added in the old video that it was “special” to see his old friend, who he had not been able to see for two or three years.

At the time of writing, the old friends are near the top of the pack after five holes of the third round, with Finau in second place at five under par and McIlroy not far behind at four under.

McIlroy, who finalized his divorce from Erica Stoll earlier this week, was seen without his wedding ring while playing in North Carolina earlier this week.

Rory McIlroy was spotted without a wedding ring during the opening round of the US Open

He dramatically scrapped plans to divorce Erica Stoll, his wife of the past seven years

McIlroy dramatically scrapped plans to divorce Stoll – his wife of the past seven years – after realizing their best future with three-year-old daughter Poppy was ‘together as a family’.

He addressed the speculation surrounding his relationship status in a statement The guard On Tuesday he said: ‘There have been rumors about my personal life lately, which is a shame. Responding to every rumor is a fool’s game.

“Over the past few weeks, Erica and I have come to the realization that our best future was together as a family. Fortunately, we have resolved our differences and are looking forward to a new beginning.”