I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAUHaving 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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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’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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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 am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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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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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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