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.
TONY FINAUThe things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
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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 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’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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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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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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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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We all wanted to be like him.
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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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