I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.
TONY FINAUI had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I 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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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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