I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
TONY FINAUI 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.
More Tony Finau Quotes
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My irons are three-eighths of an inch longer than standard.
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I think the biggest challenge when I’m on the road is being away from my family.
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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.
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I use the low-spinning Pro V1 left dot. I mark it with the logo for the Tony Finau Foundation.
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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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’ve taken two weeks off before I’ve played a major, and I’ve played two straight weeks before a major as well.
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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.
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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.
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This 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.
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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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I always told myself I am never going to set foot there unless I am playing and a participant.
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I had plenty of power, and I knew how to play the curve, but I was a tour player who was watching his tee shots peel 30, 40 yards to the right.
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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.
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