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 FINAUI think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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I’ve never seen it in person and wouldn’t go even if you gave me tickets, because I made a promise to myself as a kid that I wouldn’t go until I played my way there.
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I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.
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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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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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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.
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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
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I 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.
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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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My most important goal is to set myself up on every Sunday to have a chance to win, and I know if I do those things, then everything else will take care of itself.
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This whole golf thing was so left field for us, as Polynesians, but he had a lot of knowledge about sports in general. My dad was a genius, really. He was an absolute genius.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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