I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
TONY FINAUI had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I used to think I was hitting a draw at times, and the ball was still curving to the right! I still prefer to play a little fade, but I’ve had to recalibrate my visuals.
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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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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.
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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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I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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Everything just kind of fell in my lap at a young age. Things were thrown at me very fast.
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Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.
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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 all wanted to be like him.
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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’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.
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There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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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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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.
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