I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
TONY FINAUI’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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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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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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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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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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.
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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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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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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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For so many years, I was watching my tee shots slide hard to the right.
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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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I do my best on the golf course. I am learning about the business side of it. But I have a lot of great partners that help me with all those things.
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