Needless to say, the Masters is the tournament I’d like to play in and win the most.
TONY FINAUSo I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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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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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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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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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 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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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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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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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.
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I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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So it’s really cool just to be the start of something pretty special for our culture.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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As a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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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 always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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 wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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