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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 FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
Tony FinauTony Finau Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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 FinauTony Finau The things that transpired in my life, they didn’t happen in the order that they’re supposed to, or are ideal.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
Tony FinauTony Finau It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
Tony FinauTony Finau 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.
Tony FinauTony Finau Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
Tony FinauTony Finau
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