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.
TONY FINAUIt 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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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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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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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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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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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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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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Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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