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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.

Tony Finau

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.
TONY FINAU

Before Definitely Necessary Rest Take Time Tournament
We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.
TONY FINAU

City Grew Lake Neighbourhood One Park Poor Proud Rose Salt Section Taught
For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
TONY FINAU

Hard Right Shot Slide So Many Tee Watch Year
I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
TONY FINAU

Believe Huge Life Listen Part People Think Wise
I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
TONY FINAU

Being Best Challenge Children Enjoy Father There
When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
TONY FINAU

Fourteen Got Hit Joke No Slice Tee Tour Was Yeah Year
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 FINAU

Carry Chip Financial Little Maybe Overcome Parent Shoulder Situation Some Tough
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAU

Dream never Pro Seventeen Thought Turn Wildest
It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
TONY FINAU

Basketball Cool Able Drunk Golf Long Nody Pretty Probably
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.
TONY FINAU

At Change Cross Hand Help Inconsistency Left Put Reason Switch Time
I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
TONY FINAU

Achieve Background Ethnic Cool Goal Kid Mature Me Thing
But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
TONY FINAU

Always Belief Could Just Myself Prove Something Special
I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
TONY FINAU

Away Being Biggest Challenge Family From My Road
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.
TONY FINAU

Cool Country Do Especially Many Period Polynesian Pretty Sport Thing Us
When I was on the Ryder Cup team and I surrounded myself with the other 11 guys and our captains, being in that locker room, it gave me an extra sense of confidence.
TONY FINAU

Captain Confidence Cup Extra Guy Locker Rhyder Room Sense Surround Team
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.
TONY FINAU

Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry

When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.

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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.

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