It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
TONY FINAUGolf 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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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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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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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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.
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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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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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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 never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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The 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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