In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.
TONY FINAUI 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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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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I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.
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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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I’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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I find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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