Mini-tour life isn’t a glamorous, professional golf life. If you’re not on the PGA Tour, it is very tough financially.
TONY FINAUAs a rookie, I need to play a lot. I need to know what courses I like and adjust to the atmosphere and the lifestyle of playing at the highest level.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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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 just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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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’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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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.
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I wear green on Sunday because it’s my mom’s favorite color, but green goes pretty well on Sunday at the Masters, too.
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I have a bunch from when I played on the Canadian Tour. I’m not superstitious.
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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.
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I am extremely proud to be Tongan and Samoan, and to be the first on Tour and the first in the Masters is a cool thing.
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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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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.
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Having a family, taking care of your kids and people outside yourself, maybe it’s motivated me more to give that extra something.
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I am extremely proud to be of Tongan and Samoan descent.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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