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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.

Tony Finau

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.
TONY FINAU

Back Fortunate Give Know Less Like One Position Pretty Privilege Seriously Take
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 FINAU

Able Accomplish Age Drew Effect Game Lot Myself Only Player Prime See Speak Such Teenager Tiger Wood Young
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

Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid
How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
TONY FINAU

Golf How Important So Think You
Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
TONY FINAU

Community Park Proud Rose
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
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
I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
TONY FINAU

Alcohol Beer Drinker Instead Real Root
I know a lot of kids following in my footsteps, not only from my heritage, but there’s younger generations trying to follow in my footsteps.
TONY FINAU

Follow Foottsep Generation Heritage Kid Know Lot Only Younger
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 FINAU

Able Country Cup Dream Play Represent Ryder Since Something
I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
TONY FINAU

Blood City Everything Heritage Rugby Samoan
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
My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
TONY FINAU

Eighth Inch Iron Longer Standard Three
The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
TONY FINAU

Club Crazy Driver Ever Hit Last Learn Thing
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.
TONY FINAU

Ball Curve Draw Hard Hit Prefer Recalibrate Right Think Use Visual

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