I knew when I got on tour that if I had the opportunity to give back to my community, which is Rose Park, I would.
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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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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If the rules aren’t going to protect the integrity of the game, then they’re wrong.
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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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It’s the Tiger Woods effect. What he was able to accomplish at such a young age – he drew me to the game, and I can only speak for myself, but a lot of the players that are my age saw Tiger in his prime when we were all teenagers.
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I enjoy the challenge of being a father… I try to do my best to be there for my children.
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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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We didn’t have cable TV. We just couldn’t afford it. But you don’t need cable to watch the Masters. In 1997, at the exact moment I started out, I watched Tiger Woods win the Masters.
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A lot of times, college can get you sidetracked. I was ready to turn my full attention to 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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At the heart of every slice is an open clubface. And it usually goes with a steep swing that cuts across the ball from out to in.
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We’re going to tournaments, and we’re driving the par-4s. At 10 years old, I was hitting it, like, 240.
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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 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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There are a lot of great athletes on the PGA Tour and a lot of good basketball players. But I can definitely put my name in the mix as one of the best.
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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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