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.
TONY FINAUI’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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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’m really proud, just seeing a lot of the kids that have been inspired by me.
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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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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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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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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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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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