I’m not an alcohol drinker. Instead of the real beer, I just go with root beer.
TONY FINAUI definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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Rose Park is a community I’m very proud to be from.
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Sports are big. You learn to fight.
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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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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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I definitely take time to smell the flowers because I feel like my upbringing was quite a bit different than most guys on Tour.
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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 always felt I’ve been tough, and that my tolerance for pain is pretty high.
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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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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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When I got on tour in 2014, I was hitting a slice off the tee. No joke. Yeah.
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It was tough, and sometimes you had to find some sponsors for a percentage of your winnings.
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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.
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But I always believed that I could be something special. I just had to prove it to myself.
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Golf is an extremely expensive sport, and growing up, I didn’t come from a lot, but my parents sacrificed a lot for me to compete, and my goals were their goals.
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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.
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