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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.

Tony Finau

Because my lower body is quiet, I need a full shoulder turn to generate power and speed. Keep your tempo smooth, and with the quiet lower body, you don’t have to worry about losing your balance.
TONY FINAU

Balance Body Generate Keep Lower Need Power Quite Smooth Tempo Use Worry
I think it’s a cool thing to have kids look up to me and to know that it doesn’t matter, your background or your ethnic background. If you have goals and dreams, you can achieve them.
TONY FINAU

Achieve Background Ethnic Cool Goal Kid Mature Me Thing
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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All Count Golf Half Inside Play Setup Volleyball Wife
I definitely feel it’s important, whether I’ve taken time off or played right before, that I take necessary rest time in the weeks before the tournament.
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Before Definitely Necessary Rest Take Time Tournament
It’s something that I dreamed of since I was a kid – to be able to represent my country and play in the Ryder Cup is what dreams are made of.
TONY FINAU

Able Country Cup Dream Play Represent Ryder Since Something
I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
TONY FINAU

Bunch Country Haven Not Play Superstitious Tour
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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Appeal College High Life Much Partyer Really School Social Time
Staying in the moment is not worrying about the outcome but just focusing on the process on the next shot.
TONY FINAU

Focus Moment Next Outcome Process Shot Stay Worry
How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
TONY FINAU

Golf How Important So Think You
I’m from Samoan heritage, and with the rugby in our blood and everything,
TONY FINAU

Blood City Everything Heritage Rugby Samoan
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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Carry Chip Financial Little Maybe Overcome Parent Shoulder Situation Some Tough
I have a half-court in my house. If you saw my house, you’d think I was an NBA player.
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There are a lot of variables to playing mini-tour golf because of the finances. If you don’t play well, you’re often losing a lot of your own money.
TONY FINAU

Finance Lose Lot Money Often Own Play Variable Well
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,
TONY FINAU

Always Foot Ground Kid Master Opportunity Participation Play Since Step
I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
TONY FINAU

Dream never Pro Seventeen Thought Turn Wildest
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.
TONY FINAU

Ball Cold First Great Hand Hit Iron Low Merlin Model One Quality Shaft Solid

In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.

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In 2013, I changed to left-hand low, or cross-handed. And it’s helped a lot. At the time, the reason I switched was just a lot of inconsistency with putting. I was either making a lot of putts, or I was missing a lot of putts.

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