Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
TONY FINAUWhen 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.
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So I definitely take time to realize where I’m at in my life. And I know that I’m blessed.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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 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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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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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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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.
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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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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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It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.
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It’s cool to be able to dunk. I’m pretty tall and pretty long. My body’s probably built more for basketball than for golf.
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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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