It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
TONY FINAUThis 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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The No. 1 institution in the world is family. It’s so powerful.
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The crazy thing is, the last club I ever learned to hit was my driver.
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When your hands are cold, and you’re hitting with old, low-quality irons – my first one was a Merlin model with a green shaft – you learn what to do to hit the ball solid.
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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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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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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 never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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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’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
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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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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 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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