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.
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.
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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 find that my upbringing in the Church and my relationship with God are huge benefits to me in helping me become the kind of person that I want to become.
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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.
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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.
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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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I generally mark my ball with a quarter, but sometimes I’ll use a Canadian one-dollar coin.
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There’s a lot of great athletes all over the world, and some of them don’t have the access or opportunity to play the game of golf.
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We are really proud of our culture and, really, just being a minority.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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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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We all wanted to be like him.
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I always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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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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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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How you think, and how much you think, is so important in golf.
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I’m always playing on Sunday, and that’s tough because I really never get to take the sacrament – maybe once every three or four months when I’m home and have a week off.
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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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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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My brother and I ended up being known for our distance, but we had no idea how far we could hit the ball because we hit it the same, and all of a sudden.
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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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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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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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I just had different circumstances than most players, and I think that has been an advantage.
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I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would have turned pro at 17.
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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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