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.
TONY FINAUThe No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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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’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 always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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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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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 generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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 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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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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