A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
TONY FINAUI know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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It’s a cool thing to see Polynesians – there’s not too many of us, period – but especially doing well in American sports. It’s pretty cool.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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It will be a great accomplishment if I become the best player in the world. But if my children can grow up with great core values and become great people and do good things and are happy, then, man, that would bring me great joy.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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