The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
TONY FINAUI have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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One of the things I learned growing up, a rule that I go by, is just never give up. That’s one thing that I had to keep telling myself.
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The Ping 51-degree makes for a nice transition from the irons. On my 60, it says 8 degrees of bounce, but I grind it to about 5 or 6 degrees. I tried a head with less bounce, but it just didn’t look right.
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I think there’s too many rules in golf. And I mean that’s easy to say for a player, but putting together a rule book is a tough thing in this game because there are so many different parts of the game.
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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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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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Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
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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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