“How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.”

A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to golf.

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.

Essentially, my parents directed me in the right path. They were all for me turning professional and starting that journey as a family with my golf career.

There are countless things we can work on and think about in the swing, but when it’s time to play in competition, you don’t want to think too many thoughts.

We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.

I have a little different perspective on this whole golf thing than maybe some other players.

I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.

I feel like listening is a huge part of life – not only listening to people, but listening to people that you believe in, people who you think are wise.

I think the Polynesian people and the gospel are in harmony. We’re very respectful people, and very humble people… and I try and let that shine through as much as possible.

Everything I do is deeply rooted in my faith and especially in Jesus Christ.

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.

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.

I had a chance to win $2 million, a week after high school graduation, and if I turned pro, the sponsor was going to financially support me.

We grew up in the Rose Park section of Salt Lake City. It’s a good neighborhood but a tough one, on the poor side but proud.

It was tough to fail year after year. I never even got to the final stage until I got my card on the Web.com Tour.

I have no golf setup at all inside, just a half-court for me and a volleyball setup for my wife, who plays.

Whenever I play with him , I usually try to make it a foursome – the President, myself, a paramedic and a faith healer.

I get upset over a bad shot just like anyone else. But it’s silly to let the game get to you.

Bing Crosby and I play a lot of golf together and I have a small course at my place where we often play for side stakes.

You figure they cheat at the ballpark, they’ll cheat on the golf course, they’ll cheat in business, and anything else in life. Players may laugh about it and say it’s funny, but right down in their heart, they don’t think it’s funny at all, and they have no respect for a person who cheats.

But I can only take so much TV, because there is so much advice. I find people will preach about virtually anything – your diet, how to live your life, how to improve your golf. The lot. I have always had a thing against the Mister Know-It-Alls.

You know you’re on the Senior Tour when your back goes out more than you do.

That’s the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

It is the constant and undying hope for improvement that makes golf so exquisitely worth playing.