Rory Mcllroy has faced a few challenges on course recently. Particularly, his 2nd place finishes in the BMW PGA Championship and on home soil at the Irish Open have led to a couple of meltdowns. The Alfred Dunhill Links Championship was also not as kind to him as he finished at T25.

With the holiday season upon us, we have seen Rory McIlroy try to move away from the stress. And the best way to sow is obviously to dress up for Halloween. We saw him sport the Super Mario outfit for the spooky festival alongside Shane Lowry, wearing a football jersey. But it seems that Mcllroy’s iconic gimmick has been overshadowed again by one of his rivals on the course. Let’s see who won the Halloween dress-up contest.

The best-dressed golfer of Halloween 2024

There is no doubt Rory Mcllroy’s outfit was hilarious, especially when you look at the details added to the outfit, like the accurate colors, white gloves, high-rising mustache, and stuffed belly. He did really put a lot of effort into his outfit. But Rory Mcllroy was outplayed again in the Best Halloween Outfit 2024 – Golfer Edition.

The pro golfer to beat Rory McIlroy was none other than LIV Golf player, Tony Finau. The former PGA Tour member shared a video of him and his family on Instagram dressed in spooky outfits from the evergreen Michael Jackson song ‘Thriller.’ Finau, along with his family took this video in front of his mom’s resting place dancing the tunes of the song.

While the outfits alone didn’t have much of an impact, what really caught a lot of praise was their performance of the song. Finau and family replicated the exact dance steps performed by the ‘King of Pop’ 1 minute before the main verse of the song’s video.

The dance moves were so accurate and impressive that he received many positive comments from his fans. Let’s see what they had to say.

Fans react to the ‘thrilling’ performance

It has been only a few hours since Tony Finau shared the story, and he has received a lot of love from everyone in the golf community. Most of the fans said how the family ‘killed it’ and ‘won Halloween.’ @backspinholeinone simply commented, “You win!” acknowledging their incredibly in-sync performance. 👏” One particular fan shared how Finau’s story is a lot different from many others who try to imitate someone. @jetzengio said, “Yo you guys killed it! Usually these are cringe. But this is straight goals🔥.” @gohwkyz also had a similar opinion as he commented, “That is incredible! Nicely done!”

Tony Finau and his wife particularly got some special love from @me_jonesy. He said, “That is incredible! Nicely done!” But the whole family was applauded for their effort. @andrewmerrill1683 said, “Love of effort made, lot of respect you’ll be given. Your family rocks!” and @bdperry714 also showed some love by commenting, “Y’all did that! Practice makes perfect 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾” @golficity shared how the Finau family has consistently entertained by saying, “Finau fam always brings the fire“.

Fans also co-related Finau’s off-course story with his strokeplay. Coach @martinchuckpga said “Family Legend! Awesome golfer❤️🙌🔥” while @benosborn.art also added, “You deserve to win your next tournament 😂👏”

It’s always wonderful to see the lives of our favorite golfers outside their sport. And while Tony Finau and family did an amazing job, we still can’t overlook Rory McIlroy’s Super Mario outfit, especially when we consider the fact that this was a contest of costumes, not a performance. So, who do you think won the best-dressed award? Share your thoughts here and also show your love on their respective social media posts.