Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
TONY FINAUThere are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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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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Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
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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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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 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 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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Maybe I carry a little chip on my shoulder with just how tough it was for my parents to overcome some of those financial situations.
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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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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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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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It’s a privilege to be in a position to give back, and one that I take pretty seriously because I know what it’s like… to be less fortunate, to be less privileged.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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If you make the effort to address the moves that cause a slice, you can straighten out all your shots. It won’t happen overnight, but if you’re systematic about it, the process will work.
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I’ve had opportunities to step foot on the grounds and play Augusta and watch the Masters. But I always, since I was a kid,
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