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.
TONY FINAUI generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I didn’t have really much of a social life in high school, and I’m not really a partyer, so college wasn’t super appealing to me at the time.
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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.
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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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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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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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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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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.
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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 generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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